Parched

For too long my heart has thirsted

as though parched from desert air,

and only love can quench it's ache.

Then I found an oasis in you

and my soul has been refreshed.

Now I drink from your cup of love,

sipping slowly to savor it's sweetness,

yet drinking fully in my need.

No matter how much I drink from it,

your cup always remains full for me.

Sated from this cup you give,

I rejoice in the fullness of my heart,

celebrating it's renewal in love.

And with each drop which flows forth,

I return to drink again.

Paul Allen Rice