RED DRESS

 

I find that I have to confess

Though she lacks finesse

And her hair is a complete mess

I feel I can no longer suppress

The feelings I want to express

For the girl in the Red Dress

IN HER DEEP BLUE EYES

In her deep blue eyes

Blue like the ocean deep

I looked for my reflection

But I couldn’t see it

Then all at once it hit me

Washing over me

Like a tidal wave

And I was left breathless,

Drowning in a sea of love

Then your arms were around me

And we made love

In the breaking waves

THE COMPASS OF MY HEART

 

The compass of my heart

Points for all its worth

With unwavering certainty

To the true polar north

 

It is not easily diverted

Or drawn to any latitude

But remains unerringly

On its northern longitude

MY DEAREST WIFE AND I WERE HAPPY

My dearest wife and I were

Happy for twenty years

Unfortunately we met then

And life was suddenly full of tears

I FIRST MET ANDREA

 

I first met Andrea

Beneath a stone grey sky

In the barren frost covered fields

Where the raspberry canes would grow

Her cheeks were as red

As the expectant fruit

And hair the shade of chestnut wood

Breath plumed as she spoke

And her nose dripped in the cold

Laughter followed her

And her lips always bore a smile

As we toiled in the canes

All day long with knife and twine

And I fell in love with the girl

Whose hair was chestnut brown

Amongst the raspberry canes of autumn

I’VE GOT AN AD IN THE LONELY HEARTS

 

I’ve got an ad in the “lonely hearts”

“Wife wanted” is how it starts

I’ve had loads of replies, which is fine

But they all say “You can have mine”

OH SWEET HEART

 

Oh sweet heart

I yearned for you, until

That first moment

Of that exquisite thrill

 

Oh sweet heart

I yearned for you

When you left me

Lonely and blue

 

Oh sweet heart

I can’t take this bitter pill

I yearned for you

I yearn for you still

WITH A HEART FULL TO THE BRIM

With a heart full to the brim

With love and passion

I promised her this

She would forever occupy my heart

And possess my very soul

From the moment we kissed

IN ORDER TO BE SECURE

 

In order to be secure

I have to be sure

That our love will last

And expectations passed

Before I can agree

To give everything of me

MY BROWN EYED FRAU

 

Where are you now

My brown eyed frau

It breaks my heart

Now that we’re apart

Sugar sweet brunette

My dearest Margaret

Wherever you might be

Come back to me

A SPECIAL WORD FOR A SPECIAL GIRL

 

A “special” word for a “special” girl

Modesty prevents you saying its true

But if the word “special” didn’t exist

It would have to be invented just for you

WHEN I PLIGHT MY TROTH

I don’t understand even though

I wear my heart on my sleeve

When I plight my troth

You find it so difficult to believe

 

I have never hidden my feelings

But I would not have plighted

Should I, for a moment, thought

They would not have been requited

OH FOR A SIGHT OF YOUR SMILE

 

Oh for a sight of your smile

Soothing as chamomile

To ease away my frown

Picking me up when I’m down

WHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON HER

 

When I first laid eyes on her

It was with music in my heart

And poetry in my soul

It was she who possessed the love

Which she brought into my life

A love she generously shared

And then I fell in love with her

SHE WAS ALWAYS MORE TO ME

 

She was always more to me

Than just a wonderful wife

She was quite simply

The rhyme and hue of life

WE HAD SEPARATE HOLIDAYS

We had separate holidays,

Because we thought

Absence would make

The heart grow fonder

But when we returned

To our home afterwards

We both wished

We’d stayed away for longer

IF LONELINESS IS YOUR FEAR

 

If loneliness is your fear

There’s no need to shed a tear

For the solution is clear

Just find a love sincere

Someone to hold dear

And watch sadness disappear

THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME

 

The love that dare not

Speak its name

For fear of bringing

Upon them, shame

 

Denial of their love

Would be a cruel betrayal

For inside they knew

It was perpetual

 

Try as the families might

It would not be swept

Beneath a convenient carpet

Their bond was kept

 

And when they were safe

Behind a closed door

Their love was expressed

As true lovers adore

YOU VIEW LOVE AS A SNARE

 

You view love as a snare

Of ordinary everyday life

And won’t be trapped into

The ritual taking of a wife

But who will support and

Comfort in times of strife

If you don’t open your heart

To the simple joys of life

TOUCHED BY THE GODDESS

 

Touched by the goddess

Our hearts surrendered

As Venus worked her spell of love

And nothing could break the bond

That fitted us perfectly

Like a hand inside a glove

So strong were the bonds

That entwined our hearts

And held us prisoners of love

Only death could part us

And I am now haunted

By the call of the mourning Dove