I KISS YOUR WORDS

        And now, sweet Dee,
        I kiss your words.
        Sweet poetic gifts,
        They speak to me
        From the heart.
        And I welcome them
        To my heart.
        But shortly,
        I shall kiss
        The sweet fingers
        That have written them,
        For my eyes,
        And the sweet lips
        That have spoken them
        In my ears.
        Hear and see
        The words I give to you.
        Do not look to other words
        That speak elsewhere,
        For these are yours alone,
        Spoken to your heart.
        As they come to you,
        They comfort you.
        So shall I
        When I come to you
        To bestow upon you
        The kiss of greeting.