It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder
and I guess no one can attest to than better than I.
Through distance and time, my heart still chime,
the melody of a love that just will not die.
I know the desperate quietness, the empty hours,
the pros and cons, yet even with all the knowing,
the passion still reigns strong, the memories linger on,
and you are the desire that keeps right on flowing.
For us, this is a well-traveled path, bridges crossed,
mountains climbed and various obstacles discarded.
Despite the many sleepless nights, the maybes and the mights,
stand emotions that we both felt were oh so guarded.
We find ourselves back again at the beginning,
of the whispers in the dark defining regret after regret.
Embracing fears that we shared,pain we thought were spared,
acknowledging plans we tried hard to forget.
I still remember the tears that cascaded down my face
and when they dried,they continuously dripped in my heart.
So there I drew the conclusion,that you and I were an illusion,
that vivid longings had conjured up from the very start.
Now many years have passed, years that you have inhabited
my soul though mutually we agreed to go in separate directions.
For the roots of love run too deep, and into awaiting arms we creep,
bringing us back to the crossroad, these often visited intersections.
So if absence does make the heart grow fonder, do we dare
tempt fate and listen to the rhythm of two hearts combined.
Knowing distance has not quelled and time has surely failed,
to bring to a halt this love that has so clearly been defined.
MARJORIE JOYCE LESLIE
03/13/07
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Much love always, Timothy aka poeticweaver~ xo 
