Before any sweet voice ever sounded <br />Or soft caresses ever sought to reach <br />When the Sun was only a cruel flame <br />Wandering the sky’s deserted beach <br /> <br />When Love was but a killing thirst <br />Unquenched even by boldest dream <br />And Hope, immutable aching hunger <br />Threading through life’s every seam <br /> <br />When time was but a taunting curse <br />And calendars marked only pain <br />When heartbeats served no purpose <br />But pulse longing through each vein <br /> <br />When night hid every wishing star <br />And no breeze dared stir any tree <br />When no birds sang, or laughter rang <br />What rare miracle led you to me? <br /> <br />It matters not, for what had been <br />Dissolved forever on that day <br />My heart records life first began <br />When you brought love my way <br /> <br /> <br />Written February 29,2008 ~ Our First (and Fourth) Anniversary<br /><br />Mary Havran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/anniversary-for-jim/
