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Definitions by From Saint Agnes to Egypt

The touch of masculinity
clothed in white cotton,
blended with the fragrance
of warm bread.
A profound peace
from a presence
that no longer requires a form.
I smile
where all symbols
converge into a single meaning—
a confirmation of your presence:
warm,
tender,
and deeply comforting.
I do not move,
for God dwells between us.
My dearest,
this love is not a painting of our making;
He is the Painter.
Let it rise
by His own hand.
When He moves between us,
our colors blend together
into the beauty
He intended for us.
Let us simply remain longing
for
what He paints
upon our souls.
Even so...
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Just say the word,
my dearest.
These conversations.
These poems.
They're all
just ways to endure.
To help me carry on
when I can't
go on.
May they become
my wings.
Are the numbers...
still
in their places?
Did you ever
look at
those framed poems?
The ones
I left for you
instead
of my
photos.
Did you ever
come looking
for me?
And now...
Is this
my conversation
with you?
Or
my conversation
with myself?
950— talk to me
I swear

by the Love
that is forever awake...

Only You remain.
325 — I love You.

More than You know.
No kiss carries love.
No embrace brings pleasure.
Until the day...
your heartbeat... caresses mine.
201 — Just you.
I get lost
in your beauty.

Every day,
I return to your smile.

Your eyes...
That beautiful curve above your chin.
Time's gentle lines.

I'm dying
to kiss
every line.

In your presence...
your voice, too...
hard to focus.

I repeat your words
so none of them
slip away.

Or I don't look at you,
so I can hear
what you're saying.

Your heart...
Even more.
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How deeply I miss you.
The sea drew me in.
The sky gave me flight.
I was drifting away
from the stony village.
Against my will,
I was drifting away from you,
who stood upon the shore.
A heavy sorrow—
yet a profound acceptance.
A fierce wind blew,
slamming the blue wooden windows.
I closed the window,
my eyes fixed on its blue
a sign...
I was still dreaming.
Why is there no waking from this dream?
That night,
when I was seventeen,
something happened—
that tore my feet
from the stony ground,
with the firmness of a vow.
Something, perhaps,
in your life...
The quiet pain of those seventeen years—
feeling you,
and not having you...
I can set aside.
But what am I to do
with these eleven years—
having you,
yet not seeing you?
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A dream that found its meaning years later.