Published in Medium (A Melody Born in His Heart. A poetic reflection on divine love… | by Dr. Ivan Edwards | Physician • Poet • Minister | Oct, 2025 | Medium)
A poetic reflection on divine love, cultural beauty, and emotional surrender.
She loves me.
I love her.
Her eyes draw me into her heart,
where I see the beauty of height and breadth . . .
no equivalent to the elegance of Mount Elgon.
Her lips speak, and I quiver . . .
like melted butter in Kampala’s midday sun.
Her hands, slim and sure,
her arms encircle me
like ice tracing the contours of my heart.
We embrace and waltz
to a song angels wrote for us.
Rain falls — like dew from early clouds of Entebbe . . .
gentle, cool against our skin.
A slight shudder…
a glide on ice…
a rhythm unbroken.
A chorus of birds rises around us.
No more dread.
No more fear.
No more sadness.
Only this:
a melody born.
Only this:
a love so rich, so deep,
only God could have found it for me.
I lift my hands in praise —
for the gift of her,
for the grace of this love,
for the truth that He placed her in my life.
Only God could create such pure, raw emotion.
Only He could sculpt a love
that sings through rain,
through silence,
through every breath we take.
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