Spring beckons me
Seedlings break the winter
The rains are welcomed
The night was so long
You held me close
You carried me
When I couldn’t even crawl
On my death bed
You breathed your breath into me
Your mouth to mouth life
Kept me breathing
I will never forget your kisses of kindness in the depths of darkness
Now I know you
Now you know me
You’re my morning star
My light in the deep dark
That promises the dawn
Now I see the first light of sunrise
But I will never forget this dark night
When the fires of grief threatened my bare body
When the waters tried to drown me
When it was just you and I
Intimately entwined
Secluded in intimate suffering love
The oil of myrrh drenched my soul every hour
And you never left me
Now my heart sings a soft love song
To awaken this dawn
I feel the morning dew on my bare feet
As we walk together into the garden
Look! the seedlings are here
They have arrived
I know what’s coming and I’m grateful
But I will never forget your mercy in the depth of darkness
The way you held me
In the dead of the winter night
