The Nearness of You
And now that I have you
Next to me
So calm is the night
The moments twinkling
Like stars in a Christmas sky
Now that I have your arms
Around me
So warm is the night
Our breaths intermingling
With the wind-chimers’ sigh
Now that I have your love
Surrounding me
So innocent is the night
The every-day barrenness fading
From the far corners of life
Now that I hear your breathing
I feel you feel the same
Your heart beating
To the harmony
Of your smile
But now that you are near me
So wakeful is the night
Just as much as I keep awake
When you are out of sight
We’ve been with ourselves for too long
Our beds so narrow
Our hearts too stricken
So late into our lives
And the nearness of you
The nearness of me
This love
Steals our sleep
So we hold each other like
Wrapped gifts
We never asked for
Nor deserve
Surprised we finally found
This bliss
But thank god,
For the nearness
