Eagerly he came to her as soon as she arrived.
A knock.
An open door.
And two pairs of longing eyes at once grew misty.
The warmth in their long embrace
Erased both winter winds and
The months and miles of separation.
Arm in arm they sat
And talked freely of their past, present,
And future….
When words were spent,
Four wandering hands turned up the heat—
But only so far.
Such passion never met with such restraint!
For the time had not yet come to let the fire burn hot.
Their friendship still needs time to grow
Apart from passion’s glow.
Would anyone believe the scene,
If perchance they could have seen
These two dear friends so much in love
Yet willing to defer their pleasure
To please their loving Father?
“Some things are more important than the moment we are living in.”
Life has taught these unwed soul mates
How to love
And how to wait….
Waiting is the hallmark of their friendship.
“There is a fire.
Let’s be careful not to let it burn too bright.”
With one more hug he quickly said good night.
Copyright © 2018 Abigail Gronway – All Rights Reserved
Also shared at dVerse Poet’s Pub ~ Open Link Night
Dark Side of the Moon 
I feel that waiting and fear has frozen so much love… we are afraid of flowers i think
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That may be true, but fear isn’t the motivation for waiting in this case. They are simply waiting for the details to fall into place. Thank you so much for commenting.
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Good for them that they can afford to wait and wait. Hope it works out well in the end.
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Me too…. Thank you, Grace, for reading and commenting. It means a lot.
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Nice sound and sense in these lines: “Life has taught these unwed soul mates
How to love
And how to wait….”
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Thank you for saying so, Frank. It seemed to me as though my free verse wanted desperately to have rhyme and rhythm. 🙂
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A beautiful poem of love waiting for marriage. Well done!
Dwight
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Thank you very much! Waiting makes marriage that much more sacred, that much sweeter. Your comment means a lot to me. 🙂
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You are welcome!
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