Verities Are Strangely Often True
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Verities are strangely often true. A lifelong love needs words, as faith needs prayer. Let me, then, retell my love for you, Each word alive with what is always there. Nowhere else can passion be at ease, Temptation without fear of consequence, Instinct whose sole purpose is to please, Nakedness made safe by innocence. Even in the midst of work and worry, 'Mid doubts and disappointments, I am sure, Surviving through the avarice and hurry, Decent and restrained, is something pure. As I am yours, so I know you're mine. You are my love, my joy, my valentine. Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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