This love will carry

This love will carry*

In the quiet darkness,
when all is still but my soul,
I will see you.

And on the shoulders of darkness
I would carry a candle
to your side.
I would not bring my darkness
nor candle my fears;
I would not shadow you
with my anxious soul.

And if my love could carry,
my love would carry you,
I'd be a transport in your care.
But, for now,
the wraith of missing enfolds me
even before you are gone.

I will see you still,
though you be far away
tired, troubled
and fighting battles.

My love carries me there,
wherever 'there' may be
my love will carry me,
would that my love
would carry
you.


14/2/2024

*title of a Dougie MacLean song