And I will wait for you

AND I WILL WAIT FOR YOU

And I will wait for you

for a longer while still

and after that

yet a longer while

with the dream

that you will return.

Like the beach

that awaits in quiet

for the ebbing tide,

or the still warm empty nest

for the wandering starling,

or the night sky

for the morning sunrise.

What is time

or the passing of the hours

when there are dreams and hopes?

Seasons must sequence one another

must they not?

And every year has its spring

of birdsong and blossoms.

So I will re-sing the melodies

of magic yesterdays

and compose a new symphony

for tomorrow

as I wait for you

for a longer while

and after that

for a little longer still…..