TIED TO YOU

I never thought the stars would shift

To bring a soul like his to mine—

A blaze of red, a gentle gift,

A warmth that makes the dark decline.

 

He walked in light, but soft and slow,

With kindness resting in his gaze,

A heart that taught the cold to glow,

And filled my quiet world with praise.

 

His laughter—like the early sun,

Disarming walls I didn’t know

Were standing guard ‘til he’d begun

To melt them with his patient glow.

 

No dream had drawn a man so rare,

So stitched with grace and steady fire;

He came, unasked, and left me there

In awe of joy and new desire.

 

His touch is peace, his voice a balm,

His presence—like a sacred vow;

I never thought I’d feel this calm,

Or be this full of wonder now.

 

A flame-haired soul with heart so wide,

He lit a light I can’t outgrow.

To have him smiling by my side—

Is more than I had dared to know.

Done