Forever Yours

Yours is the hand that reached out
for mine when we were young.
Yours the mind that linked with my
thoughts, lingering in my dreams
feverish with your touch, your
image, your smell, your smile.
Yours is the life that has shared
itself with mine over a lifetime of
aspirations and experiences, joys
and forebodings. As the years have
been our companion, your nearness
has given me the comfort and
sweetness of a love lavished and
a companionship cherished every
minute of each hour comprising
the days that have passed, leading
us to contemplate those yet to
come. At night, in our bed, yours
is the voice that soothes and delights
me, your touch and your fragrance
leading me yet again into that
dream-state between here and there.