Abundant and Near

When a sailor man bade his sweetheart good bye he said she should tarry a year until he sailed back with silver and gold and a ring to dry her last tear. "To me you are more than silver and gold," said the maid in sorrow and pain. "The ocean is cruel and the wind will change, and we'll meet no never again." The sailor laughed at his love's deepest fear, "What's a year in Time's vast flow? Wait for the day my good ship returns, then the truth of this promise you'll know." The maid remained faithful and constant in love in this world where few things are clear, till she met a young man with no silver and gold. What he did have was abundant - and near.