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
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 for twenty years
Unfortunately we met
then
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”
“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
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 love and passion
I promised her this
She would forever
occupy my heart
And possess my very
soul
