To My Future Betrothed

Though I have yet to see your lovely face
Or hear the sweet melody of your spoken name,
The thought of you meets my loving embrace
And eternal devotion all the same.

I often wonder about your face and visage
—the light in your eyes, the luster of your hair—
And envision a resplendent image
Of beauty and of all that’s golden there.

I am forever in love with the idea of you,
Though the wide gulf of space and time
Keeps us from meeting before we are due.
Until then my loving you is forever sublime!

So know and patiently contemplate on this,
That I long to someday be your loving Adonis.