Faye Gibson Poet Sonnet

Sonnet Xiii

As Eve from Adam came, so I from thee;
I, flesh of your flesh, bone of your bone,
of all creation made to be your own,
soul of your very soul eternally.
We are joined by bonds of love, I and thee,
bonds which hold me close to you though alone.
I am engraved upon your heart; and stone, 
by chisel and by hammer hewn, indeed,
could not hold my name as surely as thine
heart does.  Though wild the winds of time may beat,
your love shall prove my birth, how truly thine
I am.  Storm fade stones and thus defeat
the purpose of their words, but line on line,
my soul from yours none can ever delete.

Copyright, 1987
Faye Lanham Gibson

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Sara Kendrick May 30, 2014 at 5:24 PM Very Shakespeare sounding work..Great sonnet..Good to love someone so much...Thanks for the visit with congrats..Sara Faye Gibson June 3, 2014 at 10:46 AM Hi, Sara...I wrote these sonnets almost thirty years ago. That love has gone by the wayside as so many loves do for one reason or another, but the words still hold expression for other loves, mine or someone else's. Isn't it amazing how many forms of love there are...even romantic love, and all of them wonderful that are free of abuse. Thanks for all your kind remarks.