These Tangled Words
by Carl WalkerAugh, 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
will last for ages after we've turned to dust11/14/2003