Psonnets of Courtship
I Ask Amiss

If I could hold you in my arms, I would,
but you are better kept within my prayers
and unentangled with this life's affairs,
but though I want to pray for you, and should,
and not neglect the perfect for the good,
a woman's touch can carry with it snares
which can entangle me in worldly cares
that hinder me from praying as I could.
But if I have offended you in this,
then know I have desired to see your face,
that we may hold each other close and kiss,
yet still I pray because I need God's grace
so I might ask aright, and not amiss,
because I long for you in my embrace.
~ by Michael Rew / Email: witness@psonnets.org

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