A Love Song to a Soldier

Wherever on this Earth you are sent;
down unknown roads, flying above clouds,
tossed on rough and dangerous seas.
I pray letters of love lift you up
and carry your heart home to me.

When we are together,
skies are a deeper blue,
flower petals are velvet soft,
each color, a more vivid hue.
We weave a tapestry of love.

You are the golden sun in my sky,
the silver moon that lights my path,
the soft grass I daydream on.
I hear your voice in my heart,
dreams begin and follow you.

If God calls you home first,
Half of my heart goes with you.
Ever after, when I think of us.
Only a single beat will be heard.
A heart needs two beats to live joyfully.

Wait for me, my love,
on the peaceful side.
I believe our hearts
will gain me access to
heaven's merciful door.

You will know my knock and let me in.