Keeping Me In Your Heart
Midway through evening light and dawn
another passage of tomorrow floats;
as whispers are to cotton leaves
lingering in some quivers of ticks
between warm teapot and lamp’s glow;
the phone rings in a hush-a-bye,
chiming low, your breath draws a sigh
to tell me how workload steals hours
from the music of love's call.
And I start thinking of unmet dreams,
where coffee and Sunday mornings
hum while we watch those classic films
or drive out of town for a getaway:
I light a fragrant candle which reminds
me of hours less spent with you;
and this time, my breath draws a sigh...
yet, the fondness of devotion keeps me
from turning away, the one that makes
my patience hang on to see us through,
if only you would let me into your heart
long enough till miles of birds sing our tunes.
Contest of Julie Rodeheaver
'Let Me Into Your Heart'
8/21/2017
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