As I Read

As removed as I felt then The words seemed to take voice As I read So casual and so gentle they begin Assuring me of my moments choice As I read Now to hear so purely the words Spoken to me from the pages there As I read And then we were two sharing Those words written so long ago As I read Me, to be in the company of he Who penned those thoughts in verse And left them written there to share with me As I read The poet who I thought long was dead Had left alive his voice therein His purpose clearly was to be To share this lovely poem with me As I read