I was ready, without a doubt
Ready for the one
I was set on the start
line
Heart beating at the
run
Then bang!
Went loves starting
gun
I was ready, without a doubt
Ready for the one
I was set on the start
line
Heart beating at the
run
Then bang!
Went loves starting
gun
“She’s ticking all the boxes”
I thought to myself
When I first laid eyes
on her
But of course she
wasn’t perfect
That would have been a
claim too far
Then when we spoke, at
length
More boxes were
checked
But again she fell
short of the summit
But then who wants
perfection
Which is in reality
subjective
I have met girls in my
life
Slightly more than
ordinary
But thought themselves
perfect
And others nearly
perfect
And thought themselves
ordinary
This girl was as close
to it
As I had ever come
Or wanted to come
For if she was to be
flawless
That would be
unnatural
As well as undesirable
For it’s in the
imperfections
Where character lies
Oh wind of love,
Blow my way
Have influence over me
Like the moon does the
tides
Bring music into the
silence
And shine your light
Into every darkened
corner
And fill my world with
love
You bring me rainbows
Of an April morning
You bring me the
laughter
Of a hundred happy
children
You bring me the azure
blue
Of a summer sky
You bring me the
scented meadows
Of a summer day
You bring me the
moonlight
Of a star bright night
You bring me the
wonders
Of the modern age
But most of all you
bring me
A love that I have
never known
Finally, I found someone to love
Someone caring and
nice
Someone who loves me
But it was over in a
trice
For I was complacent
And so paid the
ultimate price
Sending signals
And reading
The replies
A look or gesture
That holds a message
To be relayed
Is as ancient
As hieroglyphs
And as difficult
To translate
The words flowed
like spring melt
Rushing to fill
Every stream of reason
Every rivulet of love
With bitter bile
I fell for you
Like a stone
And I am in heaven
I’m walking on air
As I imagine
Your arms around me
And if you fall for me
You’ll leave me
breathless
I look back fondly
Across the years
On that brief affair
So glorious, yet
All too brief
Like a perfect summer
That left its mark
Forever on my heart
My sweet words of love
Were wasted on her it
appears
Because all I got in
return
Was the bitter sting
of tears
She was my compass
And my anchor
She steered me
And held me
She gave me direction
And stability
Without her I am
Lost at sea
And rudderless
Her beauty was like the Spring
A smile as warm as
Summer sun
Tempestuous like an
Autumn gale
And as refreshing as a
Winters day
I will sail Around the Cape of Good Hope
where the two great oceans meet
I will follow you to
the ends of the earth
Because you’re the only one for me
My love for her
Is resolutely strong
She lifts my heart
Like the sweet song
Of woodland birds
In chorused throng
She was beautiful
Like a Constable
landscape
And she painted love
Into my dreary world
Each brushstroke
Changing me forever
She was so elegant
And light of step
As if on Angels wings
She was swept
From heavens high
Into my arms
To bless my life
With her charms
I spoke the words
Though they came hard
But I could see each
syllable
Cut her like a blade
Each word was a stab
at her heart
The final sentence the
coup de grace
A pregnant pause
followed
She looked stunned
Bemused by my speech
Then the tears came
But I had no words of
comfort
It hurt me to know
That I had hurt her
But I couldn’t live
another minute
In a loveless void
He kissed life into her,
Like a prince of old
Dispelling everlasting
slumber
In a Fairy story often
told
When Sleeping Beauty
Woke from her trance
To gaze into the eyes
of love
And then forever dance
Soft kisses, planted
Like whispers
On expectant lips
Then a smile of
coyness
And a blush
Your serpent hips
And slender limbs
The glow and lustre
On your skin
In the half light
Of the afterglow
Beyond the bliss
And read the smile
On each other’s lips