Vows of Love That Time and Distance Can Not Deny

Vows Of Love That Time And Distance Can Not Deny Beyond the ocean and high clifftop ledge Across great expanse of water and skies Two lovers far apart gave loving pledge vowing truest of loving never dies. Each longing for fever of midnight dreams welcoming beats of tender, aching cries Whilst wading through youthful life as a team insuring their foresworn oath never dies. In the distance, bright pharos blinking glow As if in time with lovers longing hearts Each in night's waning hours wanting to know Again that sweet each loving kiss imparts. Deep rising crescendo of true love's ache With romantic, sensual - hot delights Rhythm of loving taste as tide's splashing breaks As two hearts gasps beauty of tender nights. Waking to vernal freshness of dawn's rays Giving thanks for bounty of love's blessings As each, across the ocean bows to pray Love's eternity - both are confessing. R.J. Lindley, original May 2nd 1980 Romanticism, ( The beautiful hope of life, youth and love ) Edit, 9-27- 2006, 6-3-2021, 6-26-2021 Note: (1.) *pharos= (lowercase) any lighthouse or beacon to direct sailors. (2.)*vernal= ver·nal /'v?rnl/ , adjective of, in, or appropriate to spring. Note two- Excuse the many edits but fate, time, future insights demanded a few changes from the original as was first composed by a very none world hardened poet of a mere youthfully blind 26 years old, in the year of 1980. Removed were several dark verses warning of the many pitfalls of love and life that I, as have so very many other young lads- found to be a quite sad part of love when it fails. This new and heavily edited version represents the beauty and blessing of love when it triumphs and gifts its dearest, greatest sweet treasures….