As Time Is

Silence dominates, Grief reveals,
Whispers shadow, Patience steals,
Flame is silent, Burning grief,
Smoke a whisper, Time a thief.

Love is patient, quiet,
Flaming in constant light,
Burning off tarnished ashes,
Stealing the soul from night.

Love leaves us empty, silent,
Letting one lonely be,
Thoughts in whisper flicker:
The Eternal waits for thee.