The laiden pearls of time (12/25/88)

The laiden pearls of time
opening
and closing
as if still in the ocean
of the shell
gifted with love;
Born as were we
of the miraculous hand
from God's touch;
Growing
as we lived
more priceless
just as did
this seed
of stone
implanted.
Time will be
in thought
and heart
as today
and tomorrow
cease
and begin;
And memory
will contain the face
of whom it belonged;
Never shall I seek
no smile
to replace the glare
that glittered
from the purity of your heart
as you gave
your life
to me;
Nor speak without remembering
the love
you bestowed in every word
you spoke
to
and of me.
And always
I
will watch the saplings tower
as they reach
to a heaven
from which
your hands
reach down
for me.
Jamie
12/25/88
