sealed

“Set me as a seal upon your heart,
    as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
    passion fierce as the grave.
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
    a raging flame.”  Song of Solomon 8:6

touching death’s chilly waters

with your hope, you

warm them so we can

swim beside you toward

the far green shore of grace,

your love skimming

the tops of the waves

like fireflies lighting the way

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman