For Maggie,1944 Poem by Gabrielle Ciarann Roniyah Baer

Tracing fire with our fingertips,
Etching air with your crystal eyes,
You remade me,
Into your love,
Etching fire,
Tracing air,
Sculpting souls,
Welding hearts,
One being
Formed of two

Stealing rare days in your smiles,
Snatching life by our few hours,
You discovered me,
In your loving,
And we laughed, on the edge of sobs,
In the boundary of tears,
Snatching days,
Stealing life,
Laughing, sobbing,
One love, complete
Shared by two

(written summer,1979)