Anniversary Poems

Your Beautiful Love

When considering life's beauties

within my mind I see

Spring with all her glorious blooms

And birds within her trees

I see the joy of summer

The warmth of golden rays

The laugh of little children

As they hop about and play

I contemplate fall's stillness

Cool, serene, yet warm

With leaves that burn like fire

That dance with wind, and swarm

I picture winter's solitude

I see her blankets white

I see her glistening daytime

And clear and starry night

Yet in things around me

is found beauty, this is true

the greatest love, and joy,

and grace, and beauty I have

found my love, is you

-Love you!

Elder Norman

"Though We Are Apart"

Though we are far apart, the distance does not seem to me so great.  Though many miles stand guard between us, many things to us are same.  When night descends and you see the moon, do you pause to ponder that I stand beneath it as well? Do your hands feel the caress of mine when you handle the letters I send to you?  Do you see Brazil through the window of the words I scribe? Do you feel me in the time that you pass through, knowing I was there three hours before?  Do you consider how we breathe the same air, or feel the same sun?  If ever you feel too far from me, cast your thoughts upon what has not changed.  And above all else, rest assured, my love, that the heart within you beats in time with mine as well. Is this not a sweet reality, born it seems for a dream?  Fear not, doubt not, and wait for the day that our hearts will join together once more.  As sure as gravity's pull, as joyful as the robin's return to spring, as sweet as the flowers wake from winter's sleep, my heart will return to yours.  Take courage, my love, and remember the "why".  Why do we wait? Why must this be? My love, we wait for our Eternity.

-Elder Norman