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Husband of my heart
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Husband of my heart |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
I love you, gentle husband of my heart. You are the great homesickness I can never assuage, The oceantide that rumbles through my sleep every night. You are the victory in every war that I wage, The unsated longing that draws me now to your light. You are the song that I sing in each moment of silence, The prayer in my heart as I begin each new day. You are the single thought that makes all the difference, The sacred words that I chant are the shape of your name. You are the promise of love without measure, The one gift I've valued above all from my youth. You are the passion that I've come most to treasure, Through all of my life the one absolute truth. I love you, gentle husband of my heart. [This message has been edited by Beki (edited 05-15-2000).] |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is so tenderly beautiful, so full of devoted love! Just wonderful, Beki! Denise |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thank you Denise, I am rather proud of it  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This is beautiful, Beki!! |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
~Beki~ What a beautiful and well written tribute to your husband! Have you shown this to him yet? Take care, Melissa Honeybee |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
gonna get buried before it even gets read! bumping up! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Beki~ Nicely done. Nothing like the feelings from the heart. Enjoyed the read. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Oh, this is beautiful! It is how I love my own husband, but I can never manage to put it into words that satisfy me. You poem says it all. Thank you for sharing! |
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eyesplus2 Member
since 2000-03-02
Posts 163australia |
Wow.....what a wonderful tribute to husbands.....he is very lucky indeed to have you in his life....and to be be in your heart! I loved it |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
I am very happy you all can relate to this so well but I have to be honest, it is written for "the husband of my heart", not the one I married (and who divorced me three years ago after 20 years of marriage),no, for the one I should have married long years ago. He is and always has been my muse |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Read me, please |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Beki, I'm reading...... This was so heart memory wrenching. There is always that one person that we should have, but didn't. Does he still exist in your circles or is he just that a memory from your youth. Very lovely read indeed. Parker |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thanks for reading Parker We have moved in and out of each other's lives often over the last 20 years (last time I saw him) with phone calls, letters, etc. Neither one of us has ever been able to completely let go. For the last 3 years our contact has been all by email, though he lives less than 20 miles away.So in a way, he is still "in my circle" but in many other ways, never further out of reach. Thanks for your understanding, my friend [This message has been edited by Beki (edited 05-16-2000).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
These are very precious and hopeful desires. James |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thank you so much for reading James |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Hey Beki, this is a wonderful poem. Has such wonderful emotion and devotion. I'm happy to send this one back to the top. Hope it gets more reading. How's the beach???? ~~nice writing~~ |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thank you so much Danny! And the beach is wonderful..we have had absolutely PERFECT weather this whole first weekend of summer Only problem is all the non locals around, way too many out-of-towners for my tastes! LOL Really, it is great, reminds me why I wouldn't live anywhere else! |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Wonderful poem Beki ... I found myself re-reading it after I'd seen some of your comments further below. "Husband of My Heart" ... this is a lovely phrase and tribute to someone who so clearly captured your heart so many years ago ... beautiful sentiments. Best wishes, /Kit |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
I hope you will enclose this poem with your next letter to him, changing "husband" to "angel" or some other word. He will have a keepsake for life, and probably be knocking on your door next morning. I can see this powerful poem must have been inspired by powerful feelings, as was my recent poem,"Her Heart Became Aware" The years don't seem to change anything Love Liz |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
Thank you Kit and Liz. It is true the years change nothing..he has always said that our love transcends all time and distance and circumstance, I have always believed that was true. And I wouldn't change the wording because he has always loved it that I referred to him as the husband of my heart over the years, it is a special thing between us. I wish I could send it to him, I send him every poem I write for him because they belong to him.....if he doesn't see them they don't mean much.But a couple months ago he said some computer problems made it necessary to give his wife his password so I should not write for awhile till I heard he had resolved the problem (for obvious reasons she is unaware of our contact and best it stays that way) Anyway thanks for all the nice comments on this poem which is so close to my heart. |
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