'THIS POET'

                                                                               
 
THE LINK 'THIS  POET' WRITES WITH
FROM WITHIN HIS BLESSED PEN,
TAKES ME TO ALL THE PLACES
THAT ONLY HE HAS BEEN. . .
 
 
UPON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
LAYING DOWN BY FLOWING STREAM,
I SIT CLOSELY BESIDE 'THIS  POET'
THROUGH ONLY IN MY DREAMS. . .
 
 
SWEET WORDS SPUN WITH FIERY
PASSION
CAN MAKE ANY COLD HEART MELT,
RELIVING THINGS I HAD FORGOTTEN
THAT SO LONG AGO WERE FELT. . .
 
 
WORDS DANCING, SLOWLY SPINNING,
TASTING EVERY WORD HE'S SAID
FOR A FAST AND FLEETING INSTANT -
I'M LIVING THE WORDS I HAVE JUST
READ. . .
 
 
WHEN HE WRITES OF SECRET
 LONGINGS
OR THE PAINS ETCHED DEEP INSIDE,
I SEE HIS SOUL FOR JUST A MOMENT
I'VE KNOWN EVERY TEAR HE'S CRIED. . .
 
 
HE'S THE PERFECT DEFINITION
OF WHAT "A  POET" IS TO ME:
CREATING MAGIC WITH HIS WORDS
FOR THE WORLD TO FEEL AND SEE. . .
 
 
 
                           LOVE YA,
                          ~BARBARA