Sailing to My Grandfather
by Michael R. Burch
for George Edwin Hurt Sr.
This distance between us
—this vast sea
of remembrance—
is no hindrance,
no enemy.
......
When looking back I dimly see
The trails my feet have trod,
Some hand divine, it seems to me,
Has pulled the strings with God;
Some angel form has lifeward leaned
When hope for me was past;
Some love sublime has intervened
To save me at the last.
For look you! I was born a fool,
......
She is succor sweet
Resolved
Dissolved
In the water of my life
She is pure water
Chosen
Frozen
As Love in my heart
......
I never knew someone could lie quite like this
Fake the warmth, the passion, the smile, the words
Words you have now rendered meaningless for all those to whom you opened that big phony mouth.
Another Sunset,
Has Drifted,
Into Evening Caress,
And You are Beautiful,
As a Rose mural,
May the Moonlight,
Keep the Romance,
Of your Salsa Beauty,
......
One rose is for the day we met
When I first felt your love
One rose is there for our first kiss
Like a miracle from above
One is for the way you make me laugh
And another is for your smile
And one is for the way you came along
And made my life worthwhile
One is for the way you treat me
With such respect and honesty
......
One look into your loving eyes
And I was swept away
One glimpse into your loving heart
And I knew that I would stay
By your side for all your life
Through all that heads our way
Through the good times and the bad
Through the blue skies and the grey
......
I love you so much it makes me whole
I love you so much, it fills my soul
I love you so much, I can walk on air
I love you so much, ill always be there
I love you so much, with all my heart
I love you so much, I have from the start
I love you so much, until the earth stands still
I love you so much and I always will
You are the light that fills my eyes
You are the stars shining in my skies
You are the fire that warms my heart
You are my first thought at mornings start
You are the food that feeds my soul
You are my other half who makes me whole
I hope that you can truly see
Just how very much you mean to me
You make my heart beat
You make my lungs breathe
......
I seek a spot,
in paradise.
Where love is hot,
just like a spice.
A place of dream,
where hearts are won,
without a scheme,
when words are done.
Where burning hearts,
......