True Love

July 13, 2017 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Who is the young woman,
Out of the wilderness;
And see what she has done,
Filled with such cleverness.

Her hand holds her beloved,
They woke under a tree;
By a blessing from God,
Overlooking the sea.

Under the apple tree,
You went under labor;
Giving a birth to see,
God granted you favor.

She went into labor,
And had given me birth;
A moment to savor,
Here on the planet earth.

Please wear me like a ring,
Signet ring on your heart;
Because of love you bring,
And never to depart.

Like the ring on your hand,
Love overpowers death;
Devotion to demand,
Till parting of last breath.

Devotion unyielding,
Unyielding as the grave;
For as two are building,
Relationship to save.

The flames of desire,
Are the flames of the Lord;
Flames of love are fire,
Must be loved and adored.

Water can never quench,
No matter the amount;
Raging water not drench,
Flames that are paramount.

Rivers not wash away,
Neither can the floods drown;
If the husband does not stray,
Their love will never frown.

Copyright © 2017 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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