You Are Mine and I Am Yours

A reflection on how love can conquer distance

You Are Mine and I Am Yours

Aching miles of separation,
states and countries, oceans roar.
Still two hearts can beat together,
linked by love across all shores.
Distance only draws us closer,
you are mine and I am yours.

Years together, growing fonder,
love empowers, opens doors.
Jeden Tag durch dick und dünn,
joys are shared and sorrows borne.
We are two with hearts as one,
you are mine and I am yours.

Author's Note ▶︎

I wrote this poem while I was in Germany in 2006. The trip didn't go as planned and my stay was extended. It was February in Berlin and I felt frozen and alone. Skyping with Debbie helped me to get through it.

'Jeden Tag durch dick und dünn' translates as 'Every day through thick and thin',

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