SHE WAS MY COMPASS

 

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

 

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

EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD (7)

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 

RESOLUTE AND STRONG

 

My love for her

Is resolutely strong

She lifts my heart

Like the sweet song

Of woodland birds

In chorused throng

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL

 

She was beautiful

Like a Constable landscape

And she painted love

Into my dreary world

Each brushstroke

Changing me forever

SHE WAS SO ELEGANT

 

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

 

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