A heart to cherish and warm hand to hold <br />High raise all mortal clay from common mould, <br />Elevates base elements to gold <br />As magic fusion cuts confusion's hold. <br /> <br />Rest not on sidelines, ceremony trace, <br />Thrust through Fate’s weight, cue to true interface <br />That, ma chérie, may see heart heart enfold <br />On lease from life itself, which won’t grow old. <br /> <br />Could mirrors speak they’d blush, no silver scold <br />Harsh time reflect, so joyfully behold <br />Enchanting offspring duplicate glow's grace, <br />Resounding echo both of soul, surface. <br />Incarceration end, lets celebrate <br />SHared emotions' oceans liberate. <br /> <br />14 December 1995 revised as acrostic A HEART TO CHERISH 31 August 2007 <br />robi03_0801_robi03_0000 ASX_LXX <br /> <br />see below for previous version <br /> <br />A Heart to Cherish <br /> <br />A heart to cherish and a hand to hold <br />lifts Man’s mortal clay from common mould, <br />transforms base elements to finest gold <br />through magic fusion, let the truth be told. <br />Stand not on sidelines, ceremony, trace <br />Fate’s lines through daring caring interface. <br />Charming features charmèd heart enfold, <br />on lease from life itself, which can’t grow old. <br />If mirrors spoke, they’d blush, could never scold, <br />prove mirage mirage, all else oversold. <br />Should children come they’d duplicate true grace - <br />enchanting echo both of soul, surface. <br />Transmit heart’s signals to communicate <br />emotion’s oceans, love anticipate. <br /> <br />14 December 1995 <br /> <br />© Jonathan Robin<br /><br />Jonathan ROBIN<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-heart-to-cherish/
