Together we are greater than
The sum of ourselves
Our hearts and lives entwined forever
Throughout eternityThe world has never seen
A love so true as ours
The sparks from our explosion
Burn bright unto the starsOur love has stood the test of time
Ten years' weathering the storm
We've taken what's been thrown at us
Our marriage now made fastWhen death does come to part us
We shall not say goodbye
It will be merely au revoir
For my soul belongs to youBarry Alexander
Doha
November 2014
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Coalescence
شِعرI am attempting to branch out and free myself from the constraints imposed by the label 'war poet'. I once wrote a poem (sadly lost) which voiced my frustration at my apparent inability to write about anything other than combat and its aftermath. ...