LADIES: A POEM FOR MY WIFE...What do you think? Guys, you probably should not read this!

His steps moved slowly, something other than strength seemed to carry him along. This love he felt for her was so strong. He thought in his heart, if this is not love, then let me never, feel its grasp, for the pain I feel from this alone is more than I can bear.

Soon her cottage was in sight. He paced himself, his heart starting to race. Still he could not see her, was she journeying? Did she not know of his soon arrival? Fear crept where love was most felt, surely she was safe.

Approaching her dwelling he heard the fire crackling within, the sound took him back to an earlier time. His joy knew no bounds as he thought of her, his memory of them together, nestled near the fire, its warmth filling their bodies.

She told him a story, a tale of her travels, it was before they met. She was still to young to be away from her fathers house, but found herself roaming the great woods near their abode. She new she was not alone that day, tiny creatures moved close by her feet. They to knew that she was unusual, it was as if she was more than a woman. They had no fear of her yet traveled along even as she quickened her pace.

He knew of these stories about her, they had come far and wide. He knew also that it was rumored that the moon even refused to shine, and the sun would not compete in the display of its rays when she was near. But it was not this alone that caused his pain, for this love he felt for her was something that he had not sought, it was as if...It fell from heaven above, bursting into his heart...

Oh God, please keep her in the path of life, he felt sure he could not live without her. Would his hand stay steady at her harm, could he go on without her? These were thoughts he did not want to entertain.

Often when he traveled, he felt her near, and when they traveled together, it didn't escape his notice that she had an odd effect, even upon nature, when she walked, the snow itself melted underneath her feet, as if to help her upon her way... continued