My Darling [2] Poem by Gert Strydom

(After Robert Louis Stevenson)

My darling is beautiful with eyes the sun’s hue
Sparkling like morning dew
And she is honest, true and utterly straight
The creator made her to be my mate.

With words that at times can be a consuming fire
Or a blessing like a cool stream and love that doesn’t tire
Always cheerful and level headed and never sinister
I find the most gracious qualities in her.

As friend, companion, partner and wife
She was send to this life
To live openly
Forever duty bound but still free
As the greatest of blessings to me.

[Reference: “My Wife” by Robert Louis Stevenson.]