72 Miles From The Sea

  When Debbie guided the Sloop into the mooring Daryn jumped off onto the jetty and secured the boat fore and aft and then took Debbie’s   h...

  On the first Friday in May, Daryn Goldsmith was in Spaniards Creek to perform the final inspection on the eastern Spanish River site. He...

  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 starti...

  “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 b...

  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 lig...

  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...

  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 An...

  Sending signals And reading The replies A look or gesture That holds a message To be relayed Is as ancient As hieroglyphs ...

  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’l...

  I look back fondly Across the years On that brief affair So glorious, yet All too brief Like a perfect summer That left its ma...

  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...

  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 ...

  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 Wit...

  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...

  He kissed life into her, Like a prince of old Dispelling everlasting slumber In a Fairy story often told When Sleeping Beauty Wo...