CadenceSong

a young soldier consoles his beloved    
   
“Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the    
melody of life is in tune.”—Sarah Ban Breathnach    
   
in a little while,    
i'll be home with you again;    
though the war is vile,    
soon, i leave behind the pain.    
how i miss your smile—    
soft cheek-music to my heart!    
in a little while,    
peace shall villainy outsmart.    
   
i will wake with you    
when tight nights have dreamt their dreams;    
morning rendezvous    
will dissolve fall-soldiers' screams.    
no more tears adieu    
from the lovelight i adore!    
i will wake with you    
where foul trenches rule no more.    
   
sotto voce songs    
that you sang before the war    
shall right all my wrongs,    
heal each elemental scar.    
how my spirit longs    
for your velvet-throated voice!    
sotto voce songs    
every cadence shall rejoice.    
   
© Copyright 2023 June 17    
by Clyve A. Bowen♫