Dedicated to my husband
Life's tribulations occur so often
And all my tender regards
Just seem to melt away
Until I'm left with only
A few words or less
A touch of barren brain
That can't grab on anything
I sit mutely in afflicted
Intents, wanting to reach out
To ease your weary heart
To give you some succor
But the words won't issue
Forth, clogged up in the
Drain of my inept thoughts
How often you comforted me!
How you reached out, drew
Me into the circle of
Your love, hugging me closely,
Telling me somehow, some way,
It would be all right!
And, now, you're facing things
I faced so long ago--
Eons ago when the grief
Bombarded my heart until I
Couldn't even take a breath,
Suffocated by sorrow's unceasing flood!
Then your love began flowing
Over and over, cascading so
Like a fountain of soothing
Healing waters--the depth of
Your love was so astonishingly pure
And, I, I found courage
To live because of you
Now...you are suffering, anxious,
As you pace the floor
In this hospital, waiting for
The doctor to come soon,
To let you know if
He thinks your mother will
Make it through the day
And, my dear, I pray
That in some way, I
Can be like you have
Been to me--a fountain
Of sweet, pure cascading love,
An overflow of loving comfort
Which will help you make
It through all your days,
Whatever the news may be...
Cathy J. Montgomery ©
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