Here in this verse my dearest love shall live,

The more you read, the more embraced by mind;

A hope eternal, tender words that give

A memory surpassing mortal time.

Yes, by the heart rehearsed, these words find breath

To speak aloud whenever you recall,

Reflections true that conquer even death—

Within that heart where I have longed to dwell.

Thus bound within these words that I hand cast

So shall I travel everywhere you go

And even if I fade as shadows pass,

Some whispered thought, unburied lines may show

A man who loved you—always, right or wrong,

Lives deep within your essence as a song.