If I Could....

I would write a Celtic love song
Lilting tune, haunting pipes
To sing my love to you

....if I could....

I would paint a watercolour
Pastel hues, colour bleed
To show my love for you

....if I could....

I would pen a lyric poem
Careful words, clever rhyme
To speak my love to you

....if I could....

I would dare to dance before you
Complex rhythm, practiced steps
To prove my love for you

....if I could....

I might even cook a banquet
Aroma rich, taste divine
and present it silver service
Starched white napkins, candle light

Or renovate a farmhouse
Country kitchen, oven warm
and plant a pretty garden
Wooden bench, winding path

To show my love for you.

But time and talent fail me.
Willing spirit, weak in flesh
So listen to these whispered words
Quiet, thoughtful, spoken true....

"I love you beyond knowing.
I cherish and embrace
our past, our yet to come.
It is my joy
to laugh with you;
to grieve with you;
to smile and cry;
to praise and pray and sing;
and live my life entwined with yours.
I am grateful.
I am blessed."

Geoff Bateman, 6 October 2013