For You I Shall Be Strong

My dear, like the fragrant bloom, thou art health

     and beauty to my soul, and blood to my

veins which bring to body a bountiful wealth

     of life which tearful eyes in joy do cry.

Beloved, though far thou art from me in years, 

     and removed in span, thou art near in heart;

so, love is here and gloom disappears

     with you, for in spirit we're not apart.

But though I 'oft exult in your rare mind, 

     and find comfort in your kind words of love,

I now hence must remember to remind

     myself, that for you I must rise above.

Though I am weak, for you I shall be strong,

my love, for life can never prove us wrong.

By Ngoc Nguyen

From: United States