The Hope Love Gives

I see you in my dreams each night,
I forget that you have gone away,
Until the break of the morning light,
Then I struggle with another day.

It is in dreams where we meet again,
Where I touch your cheek and know
That you await beyond the pain
Where love and mercy ever flow.

These dreams are His gift to me,
Where stars above a sandy beach
Are the same ones we used to see,
But you are now beyond my reach.

Beyond doubt I know you live on,
Because my love for you still lives,
For if truly you were ever gone,
Then gone would be the the hope love gives.
G W M/ 22 Sept, 2012