I made a heart for us again, my love. <br />Here on the beach. <br />It has our names inside, <br />is within reach. <br />It's our heart, my sweet, <br />just made for us to cherish. <br /> <br />Some day the tide will come <br />and claim our heart of sand. <br /> <br />But our love will never, <br />in this life or hereinafter, <br />our love will <br />never, ever -'cause it cannot - <br />ever perish. <br /> <br />So, let me tell you, <br />lovely one. <br />Just what it says <br />inside our heart: <br />It says 'forever, you <br />and I together'. <br />I made it big enough <br />for us to fit. <br />It looks quite nice, <br />I used a seagull's feather. <br /> <br />I took my time with it <br />and noticed with <br />much pleasure, <br />that I was thinking of you <br />quite a bit. <br />In fact I never stopped, <br />my lovely little treasure. <br /> <br />I touched your name <br />and wondered, for a minute, <br />if I could take THIS heart <br />home and keep it there. <br />The letters and <br />the sandy symbols in it <br />would not be heavy <br />or demand much space. <br /> <br />Then I remembered that <br />our heart of sand <br />just tells the world <br />(and us) we're still alright. <br />And that we, lovingly <br />and hand in hand <br />walk on together, getting <br />little kisses <br />from Mother Sun. <br />She also gives us light. <br /> <br />Let's leave the symbol of <br />our bond on our beach. <br />It shall belong quite equally <br />to time and tide. <br />We are within each other's <br />easy reach, <br />our hearts are hugging for <br />a pleasant ride. <br /> <br />And, when next we draw <br />our precious symbol neatly, <br />into the ancient sands <br />here by the sea, <br />we may just place <br />a thousand kisses <br />utterly discreetly <br />in our heart of sand. <br />But these are <br /> -most exclusively - <br />only for you and me. <br /> <br />For: L whose heart I cherish<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/our-heart-renewed/
