03-14-2020, 11:33 AM
My dearly beloved
And therefore you are
my dearly beloved,
my light of life. My sun and moon-
light, born of me,
futurity. May you last past the edge of years
the eyes can see. May the stars
that outlive us, even the trees
that stand silent for centuries,
count less in the balance, whose daylight
no stormclouds mar,
because you are
my dearly beloved.
And therefore you are
my dearly beloved,
my light of life. My sun and moon-
light, born of me,
futurity. May you last past the edge of years
the eyes can see. May the stars
that outlive us, even the trees
that stand silent for centuries,
count less in the balance, whose daylight
no stormclouds mar,
because you are
my dearly beloved.