Cariad

A word of the heart

Born deep in the being,

            resonant with the land's love  

 

Cariad

A word for the soul

Harmonic with soft timbre,

            warmed on heart's ember

 

Cariad

A word from the deep

Breathed only in love -

            impossible to deny

 

Cariad

A word never of the brain

Soft spoke; heart's heat

            eased thro' love's light

 

Cariad

A word ancient as time

Nurtur'd well by gentle dreaming

            mists, soft as loves touch

 

Cariad

Scarce heard in the ear,

Shouted loud in the brain. Thought  

            o'erwhelmed by love's soft touch.