Crescendo

I heard it again today
That lift in your voice when I called
For awhile it had wandered away
Now it's back and again I'm enthralled

Hearing the rise in your tone
Elates me for reasons I don't understand
But suffice it to say when I phone
Your supply seems to exceed my demands

It always secretly thrills me inside
To hear the excitement within your voice
And it makes my chest swell with pride
As I smile at the receiver and rejoice

I remember all the times not long ago
When we would listen and talk in the dark
And I can still remember the glow
Of the flames that resulted from those sparks

Common interests fed the fire that developed
As we heaped more and more fuel on that blaze
The intensity of heat we felt did envelope
Us both... with seeming infatuation for days

Though that fire is banked now it remains to be tended
With candescent coals just waiting to be stirred
Like a torn love affair once again mended
By the excitement in your voice once again heard