Love’s Luminescence

I glimpse the light behind the door
It calls to me to give it life
For air to breathe, to help it grow
That light that dimmed within a wife
Deep within it lives on still
A fragile thing long fed on tears
Pent up within my sorrowed life
Too short the love, too long the years

I glimpse the light behind the door
It beckons with a warm shy smile
It speaks of kisses, passions felt
Caresses, seeking to beguile
Persevering through the pain
It dreams of sorrow’s evanescence
To once again embrace my heart
A gift unsought – love’s luminescence