The Song of My Heart

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The Little Prince
By Antoine de Saint-Exupery





We have shared
so many moons in the same canoe,
navigating this river, this journey
~this life.~
20 years
accumulated, collected, preserved, embraced, loved.
You, dear heart, were not tied to count each passing week, month, season:
Instead, your love helped make each of them count.
You, my love, have listened to the song of my heart,
~remembering~
the detailed lyrics and libretto word for word, melody and harmony.
~Remembering~
~Maintaining~
this song from my heart.
Carrying its treasure, retaining its soul.
And when my own heart has lost its song,
Couldn’t remember beauty or joy
You sang it back with tenderness.
You, my love, gave the gift of
~Listening~
~Remembering~
You restored this song with love and purity
And my heart sings again.

jsi

December 1987 and Dave and I had only known each other for a few sparse weeks, yet they were full, brimming with hope, joy and love. The air smelled sweeter, all things were right with the world - I swear even the burgers at McDonald's tasted better. He waited until my shift at work was through, having less than half an hour before his shift would begin across town, to give me a Christmas gift. I had his with me, wrapped days earlier, waiting, expecting, hoping to see him. His whispered words 2 decades ago as he helped me with a new watch, they still resound deeply "Every hour is filled with thoughts of you. You hear the song in my heart."

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other
but in looking together in the same direction."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."
(It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye).
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"My lover is mine and I am his" Song of Songs 2:16 NIV