Here I Stand

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Here I stand!

The soft wind blows in my face;
I long to be in your warm embrace.
I need to be held in your arms
And to surrender to your charms.

Now, alone I stand!

We may be away and apart,
But you are near in my heart.
In my mind's eye your smiles
Have closed up the many miles.

But, alone I stand!

How I yearn to be where you are,
But now the miles are many and far.
I remember when it was better -
We were in love and together.

Yes, here I stand!April 8, 1968
USNRTC
Great Lakes, Illinois
Poem № 12