I WAIT FOR YOU

I WAIT FOR YOU

I wait for you like a promised sunset
Melting over the sacred pier.

I wait for you, a quiet warrior,
Traipsing across my hemisphere.

Tender mercies rise and fall
In the shadow of your lonely call
And I wait for you like a banished sailor
Against the wailing wall.

You are ever present, like a torchlight in my dreams,
Breathing sweet companionship
Over rivers, rocks, and streams.

I wait for you, parched and poisoned,
Bereft of dreams to call my own.

I choke on words that cling forgotten,
Gentle memories, precious stones.

I wait for you for sustenance,
For the strength you can impart,

Blazing fires that fill the canyon,
Dazzling previews of your art.

I wait for you divine and tender,
Sunrise streaking morning skies.

I celebrate your ageless glory,
Your beauty filling hungry eyes.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2008
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