I Love You Though You Never Were Poem by John Yaws

I love you though you never were...
Nor ever could exist...
Except in labyrinths of the mind,
Among those psychic mists.

A vision; optical delight...
Green eyes, and raven hair...
The grace of some vague nymph, or sprite
You're waiting for me there.

Where? Beside the crystal sea-
Whose waves lap at my feet...
Where unicorns and satyrs, gay-
So joyfully meet.

Where winds of perfume
Streets of gold... seize, and hold a spell
Upon unwary sojourners...
And make them wish to dwell...

Among the long forgotten scenes
That only legends knew...
Where gems, and jewels lie about
Thick as the morning dew.

I love you though you never were-
And yet you know me well-
And every vagary of mood...
Ere cometh you can tell.

You know my heart and all my faults
And love me just the same..
And in my melancholy dreams
I hear you call my name.

Your name? I know it, 'deed I do-
But I shall never tell....
And even though you never were-
My dear, i love you well.