To My Darling

You are the sun, the moon, and the stars,
  the very breath of the universe.
Everywhere I go,
  the thought of you accompanies me.

The flame of the candle
the ruffle of the Springtime breeze,
the smell of the freshly cut flower--
  Yes, they are wonderful, my darling,
  but you surpass them all.

O, Ecstasy!
When your gaze meets mine,
  The angels of heaven sing in full-throated chorus,
  The oceans give forth their mighty roar,
  And the very Universe trembles in dumbstruck awe.

If ever you would leave me, my darling,
The sun would be blotted from the sky,
My world would collapse in upon itself,
  Turning into a deadly black hole--
  I into a silence-singed dwarf star.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Thomas Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 6:52 PM
Beautifully touching Gershon :)
Wolf Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 8:01 PM
Thank you Shadow!
Williams Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 8:12 AM
So sweet and romantic Gershon. She must be some woman this love of yours. Enjoyed your poem...Maria
Williams Avatar
March 12, 2018 at 12:19 AM
Thank you Gershon and the same to you and your incredible wife to whom you have written this lovely garland of verses about...Maria
Wolf Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 12:50 PM
My wife is an incredible woman, (not to mention incredibly talented). She's put up with my nonsense for over two decades with NARY a complaint! Couldn't have asked for more. May you have only sweetness in your life, Maria! :) gw
Krutsinger Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 3:31 AM
Romantic, and sentimental. Sweet.
Wolf Avatar
March 11, 2018 at 12:50 PM
Thank you, Caren, as always, for encouraging me. :)gw
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