That first time
Long ago
When your hand
Slipped into mine
I felt instantly at peace
And when I looked down
At our interlocking hands
I was unable to detect a join
They were as one
When first we kissed
And we held each other tightly
We never wanted to part
When first we embraced
In that burning passionate embrace
Our hearts and souls joined
They are joined still
From the land of the long white cloud
To
the land of the midnight sun
I
will follow you to the ends of the earth
Because
for me you’re the only one
My partner and lover
My
significant other
My
best friend and gal
My
confidante and pal
She’s
the love of my life
Happily,
she’s my wife
I have stood in view of the far pavilions
I
have stood upon the great lakes shore
I
have stood in the heat of the hottest desert
I
have stood at Niagara and looked in awe
I
have seen many things in my long life
It
is my plan to live to see many more
But
I know I will never see more beauty
Now
I stand beside you of that I’m sure
I am transported back
To
a distant place and time
When
I was only twelve
The
world was changing
And
I saw it with new eyes
And
I recall her sweet face
When I first saw her in the wood
Gathering wild bluebells
Sun
shining on the golden strands
Of
her silken hair
As
it danced on her shoulders
The
beautiful bluebell girl
Moved
about the wood
Then
she stopped and noticed me
Deep
blue eyes smiling at me
In
the innocence of childhood
And
she captured my heart
Though
twenty years have passed
She
keeps it still
She was nature’s child
The
most special one
Her
smile as warm
As
the summer sun
Yet
fragile and delicate
Like
an early spring bloom
Bright
as a shaft of sunlight
Illuminating
the gloom
Spectacular
and exiting
As
the days first dawning
Yet
simple and refreshing
As
a clear winter morning
Tempestuous
like
An
autumn gale blowing wild
The
most special one
She
was nature’s child
She had been on my mind
A
great deal of late it seems
Images
and moments of her
Vividly
filling my dreams
Though
thirty years had passed
All
too quickly as a matter of fact
I
decided I would Google her
And
that’s not a euphemistic sexual act
Though
that is a delicious thought
But
a global search on internet
Producing
the usual multitude of hits
Most
of them spurious you can bet
Amongst
the list before me I found
A
teacher very well respect they say
A
dancer and a musician but not her
But
apparently, I could buy her on eBay
So,
I thought I might just Yell
Not
at anyone necessarily
But
search through the online
Comprehensive
yellow pages directories
However,
it proved fruitless
As
I didn’t know what town she was in
Or
if her name had changed
It
was difficult even to begin
Then
I had a brain wave
And
I went to Friends Reunited
There
at least I may have a chance
After
login in I actually got exited
First,
I checked workplaces,
We
worked together for a while
But
no entry of her name
Not
to worry the site is versatile
Then
I checked the schools
All
the schools within 20 miles
But
no entry of her name
Not
to worry the site is versatile
I
checked the Armed forces,
The
Duke of Edinburgh award scheme
College
and university
And
then clubs and teams
That
only left streets to check
I
knew where she lived long ago
30
years ago, at least
But
the name and number, no
I
could have driven straight to it
But
it was 100 miles away
It
was so frustrating
And
I almost gave up that day
Then
I suddenly realized
I
could find the street on Multimap
I
traced the route I would have taken
And
I found her street on Multimap
So
quickly I entered the street name
On
Friends Reunited
And
lo and behold there was her name
And
I got really exited
Quickly
I sent her a message
I
hope it’s not treated as spam
Or
even worse than that
She
doesn’t remember who I am
Then
every day I check my mail
Hoping
for a reply from her
And
look on the site at my inbox
And
every day there is nothing there
Weeks
had gone by and nothing came
Then
a message from her so sweet
She
did remember who I was
And
she wants us to meet
I’m
a bit nervous and apprehensive
And
worried about the event
Anyway,
nothing ventured, nothing gained
I’ll
let you know how it went
