I said
All dusky hues
And failing light
“Don’t worry, love”
Was her reply
“I’ll stay with you
This long dark night
“When comes the morn’
You’ll see sun rise
As you look
Into my eyes
“And then you’ll know
There’s none so blue
An act of love
That can’t undo”
So into night
I did descend
Let slumber take me
To the end
When as she said
The light did rise
Burned through the lids
Of sleeping eyes
So did I wake
To loving gaze
The blue within
Completely razed
Her love is true
And ever wise
And now mine too
My heart did rise
For such a gift
I’d never ask
But now received
I’ll make it last
I’d thought the gift
Was mine to give
To set her free
So she could live
And offer love
To someone new
While I fell down
The thing to do
Though broken, still
I loved her full
My heart was true
Just black and blue
She saw the truth
Beneath the lie
She’ll stay with me
Until we die
For through it all
I’ve seen it true
Love conquers all
Even the blues
Howe Sound
Sea to Sky Highway
Britannia Beach
British Columbia, Canada, 2016