…to your heart

Your arms around me
in the comfort of your love
within your steady hands you hold all of me
time stops for us
you are my one companion
we have long been together in time
and in places that even we can’t remember
could we but know of all the distant places
we have been walking
in the aching beauty of the morning
through the fragrant fields of flowers
in the soothing balm of evening
across the shifting desert sands
many hearts are wild and sadly unpredictable
hiding their voices inside
not wanting to be heard, not wanting to be held
but time stands still with you
facing the future and the past
I hold on to your heart, for it is sweet and strong
and when you come to me, when you come home
when I look into your eyes, we will see it all
in our hidden places, and all down the years
© Ann Bagnall
2013