Stronger than Love

Stronger than love is that force which binds us together

Not just attraction, or passion that blinds the eyes and clouds the brain

Not promises, or vows that are often broken

But bound by those same forces that hold the stars in place

Held together by this power since before the flow of time

We have always known each other

If some day our universe ends

If all the stars go out

And all my memories are erased

By this power I will find you

I know that even when you are not here you are near

It is this that calms me and gives me peace

To find you I have only to look around

I see your compassion in the infinite depth of the sky that stretches from horizon to horizon

I feel your warm caress in the sun on my shoulder

And your tender kiss in the soft fog against my cheeks

I see your sparkling eyes in the night stars

I hear your voice in the gentle breezes

And smell your fragrance in the perfume of the blossoms

I hear your laughter in the babbling brook's waters

And your free and joyful singing in the song of the morning birds

I feel the insistent tempting pull of your hand in each tug of the tide

Your tears are the rain that cleanse my soul and heal my pain

You are the soft darkness that brings rest to my tired eyes

You are the very beating of my heart

So quiet, so peaceful, deep inside me

Telling me that

Even after deaths changes

We'll never be strangers