…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