Distance makes the heart grow fonder
Even while it tears us through
For all the miles that between us wander
Its just one heart beat between me and you
I lay awake at night staring out the window
Staring at the moon staring back at me
With an odd envy in the knowing
Unlike me, you the moon can see
Holding the telephone ever closer
After our nightly calling
Warm with the comfort of knowing
I am your one and only
The sweetness of your voice so soothing
and so enthralling
That the silence after we hang up
Makes the emptiness all the more lonely
I cry myself to sleep knowing
That my tears are all in vain
For it’s only your warm embrace
Now far too distant to ease this pain
And I am haunted in the night
For the want of your strong touch
My memory taunts me with the ghost
Of that which I desire so much
We’re both so near the breaking point
Of memory’s latest gall
I watch you turn over in frustration
To see me smiling in the moonlight
It takes a full moment to digest
I’m not imagination after all
That I am in fact here with you
As you reach to grasp me tight
My need of your touch pushing me
Past the point of any qualms
Of driving hard through the night
Straight into your loving arms
And like that everything is all right
The heart cannot this joy contain
The pain of parting is nothing
To the joy of meeting again
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
Even while it tears us through
For all the miles that between us wander
Its just one heart beat between me and you
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Raivenne-lations 
distance is so hard in relationships…a couple years back i took a job that kept me out of town where i only saw my family every so often…it was brutal…and i finally quit and came home…the burden was too great…your words brought all that back…
I hope I also reminded you of all the wonderful homecomings as well. Especially the last when you knew you would not be leaving like that again. Thanks Brian.
There’s nothing better than bridging the distance…but distance reminds us, begs us to get closer. Your words and emotions stirred mine. Well done.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder as the saying goes… Thanks Bar None.
beautiful poem – great last line!
Thanks Robyn.
The fifth stanza was my favorite. It made me…remember.
Sadly that stanza can apply to more hearts than just those in LDRs.
Uh-huh, been there done that, and you capture the essence of it in this fine bit of writing. Nicely done, Raivenne.
I think you might enjoy my latest: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/and-i-am-weary/
Thank you Charles.
I’ve been there so your piece had a special meaning for me. Beutifully written.
Thank you Keith.
I can relate and it expresses it so perfectly. Well done.
Thank you!