Hello again,
I
The Arts and Time and Friends my themes
And the handiwork wrought by His hands
And thoughts of you who haunts my dreams
And the beings of stranger land
With gratitude for the little things
And the right and chance to be
Behind my mask of words I bring
My song in poetry.
II
In this self-portrait, I paint my tune
Unbidden as time I wait
For as its images live and croon
Beyond the mirages, the glow I see
The you understanding Love shall know
And my acceptance the gentle Key
III
In the Universe I live
And seek its mysteries
To the music that you give
And the lure of the rolling sea
For innocence bequeathes wisdom
As Spring breathes from Winter night
The sands move as day is done
Lost in time and to our sight
Our dance to life was very brief
As day lights the brightest star
In the bubbling brooks of mind's release
And the bird's who have flown afar
IV
Though small I be to the waking eye
And you a large part of life
Towards my home I step quietly
The part of me as wife
For with love and its gentle way
The sweet notes calm the strife
As my little angels chime
I thank you for changing my life
V
Lost in the rose of the fading day
In the tune the minstrel sings
And in the sand waves tossed about
Embraced my heart still sings
For once you turned me inside out
On moonstones, pearls and wings
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P.S.
As night falls on the light I send
In the twinkle of the eye
With after-thought I share my pen
With deepest love--
Good-Bye
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
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