Augh, my mind it is tangled

my thoughts I can not frame

I want to speak of my love for you

but it all comes out lame

is it age, my mind considers, that binds my mouth

and dulls my tongue to express

the serene wonder and delight

that moves me to my soul with your caress

long years ago when we were wed

I thought I knew the limits of what love could reach

but now I've watched you as long decades pass

and now I know a depth of love only time can teach

my love is not birthed

by what you do for me alone

these children we've had

and how you've graced our home

it is not that your beauty

is unexplained

as others grow older

you've stayed the same

though it wouldn't seem right

and it wouldn't seem fair

to have such wisdom of God in your words

without a little silver in your hair

but what binds my mind

leaving thoughts unspoken

is the love of God through you

for the life torn and broken

I've seen your heart serve the wealthy

with no thought of gain

with energy you've loved them

and the tattered and poor the same

you've walked in mansions

with mercy to share

you've walked in prisons

they said you brought love there

as days turn to years

and our lives pass as they must

what I love but can't express

11/14/2003