TIME IS NOT LONG ENOUGH

TIME IS NOT LONG ENOUGH

To: Allan Eugene and Delores Beatric on Their Wedding Day
                          (July 14, 2004)

If Jehovah were to give us two thousand years
Three thousand would not be enough to
Share with you
I would be petitioning, no begging
For a thousand more
I would be suing for Eternity
Hand in hand with you

Time for us is a temporary pool
Of threshing waters
And sharp unexpected turns
So tenuous that we can not depend
On the day nor the hour
But we will spend it together
In gratitude for all that God allows
If he gave us a thousand years
Only Eternity would be sufficient
Because there, you would exist

Time means so much at this moment
Now that I am getting to know you
It has taken on dimensions
Of honorable levels
It is extended by adorable love
Thank you, for choosing me
Thank you, for accepting

Now, my love as we go into a Union
Of Timeless proportions
I offer my love to you
And every thing that I have
I surrender

Who is there to be considered?
Jehovah and His Son, the Christ
Our whole brotherhood
Of selected friends
Our families who shaped and
Influenced who we have become
Time is Not Long Enough

We bring their best to our Wedding Day
We look forward to the immediate Time
When I will hold you by God’s permission
We will truly become one
Yes, One! My love

As my own flesh will not know itself
I will know and be one with you
Passion will be tender and holy
Time Is Not Long Enough
To live out these gifts
Of man to woman
And you to me

I will look into your eyes
And tenderly taste your lips
We will be made richer
By the Time and Experiences Shared
You are mine; I am yours
Come; take my hand, my love
Let all see and acknowledge
That for us
Time Is Not Long Enough

by Earthene Fleming
July 01, 2004

Author's Comments:
"This poem was created for a very special couple. My friends, coincidentally, married the same day as we did. I didn't realize it, when I was writing this poem. I hope you will enjoy it as well as I did when writing it."