Sonnet 34 'Take Courage, Friend, and Know Thy Love Is Near'

Take Courage, Friend, and know thy Love is near!
Death, mortal, can’t erase the prints of Love!
And though he try, with wetted thumb and fear,
To scrub Love out… Its signature is of
Diamonds, indelible as glyphs in rock,
Where only long forgetting wears away.
Love wears lace now, before, ‘twas muslin frock
And She will, veiled, visit – no shrouds, nay!
Bride unto Christ enthroned within your heart.
Ye two will scribe within the Book of Life,
The Record of your Love, perfumed by God,
And He will overlook all starts and strife,
And bless your scribing with his Holy Rod…
Thus so, in Heav’n, together Sweet Loves sing,
And bless us, here below, whene’er bell rings!

(written on the occasion, of thinking of a distant friend)

3/16/2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Awtry Avatar
March 16, 2019 at 8:50 PM
“Its signature is of Diamonds, indelible as glyphs in rock,”—so beautiful, Andrew
Fairchild Avatar
March 16, 2019 at 8:55 PM
Aw, thanks! I was thinking of how many people have lost loved ones, especially wives and husbands, and thought maybe this will help. It helped me, anyway. Thanks for your kind words!
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