LOVE IS..... # 1

 

Love is…

The beginning

And the end

And everything in between

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

 

When we first started dating

I had no expectation of forever

I was content with the immediate

And enjoyed each moment with her

All the mundane chatter

And flirtatious wordplay

Leading to the longing looks

And the sentimental words of love

Back then time evaporated,

Hours seeming to pass in seconds

And in all those moments

Precluding our life together

The one thing we never had was silence

 

But that was then and this is now

And now the silence deafens me

No more chatter

Words are used miserly

As if endowed with great value

And not to be wasted

On flirtation or sentiment

Words, when used, now bite

With venomous spite

Moments now last an eternity

Clocks that once seemed to race through time

Run now in slow motion

Her contemptuous looks wither me

Longing now for my extinction

LEG MAN

It begins with a cursory glance

Long before the beguiling smile

Or the girlish giggle,

Or the flick of the head

That makes her hair dance

Somewhere between the appraisal of a shapely leg

And the curiosity of what lay hidden

And you are smitten

And while your defences are down

It tiptoes into your heart almost unnoticed

It whispers into your brain.

And touches your soul

Then you are in love

And lost to reason

All for the glance of a shapely leg 

FLUFFY AND SWEET

 

We were an innocent couple,

We were naively sweet

Fluffy and soft

Embarking on a great love

We were an unremarkable couple

Just a couple of lovebirds

Sharing secrets, passing notes

We were an uncomplicated couple

I loved her and she loved me

And we just wanted to hold hands

And always be together

Fluffy and sweet,

Coyly smiling

Making wishes

And stealing kisses

We were an unbreakable couple

When we were seven

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU

 

Of course, you know I love you

And how much you mean to me

Of course you must know

It must be plain for you to see

 

Ok It's not every day that I tell you

And I would if I didn’t think you knew

It’s obvious so you must know

Exactly how much I love you

 

I know I don’t say it in so many words

Ok I don’t ever say it to you

But that just because I thought you knew

How much I’m in love with you

I MAY NOT ALWAYS TELL YOU

 

I may not always tell you

But you are everything to me

When I awaken in the morning

You're first in my thoughts

How much simpler life would be

If only I could say

I love you for being you

I love you for loving me

 

The love we feel the deepest

Is the hardest to express

But in your heart you must know

How much I love you

How much simpler life would be

If only I could say

I love you for being you

I love you for loving me

Emotions and the feelings
I sometimes tend to hide

But when we're together
I count my blessings

How much simpler life would be

If only I could say

I love you for being you

I love you for loving me

 

You're first in my thoughts

Every moment of every day

I should just say “I love you”

But this is not the way for me

How much simpler life would be

If only I could say

I love you for being you

I love you for loving me

OH CLAIR

 

10cc’s “I’m not in love” was playing

And our bodies were gently swaying

Meaningless words because we were in love

I was the hand and Clair was the glove

Our bodies moved together as if we were one

Still together long after the song was done

Our lips came together our hands caressed

Swaying to the music our bodies tight pressed

Clair and I at the disco kissing in the dark

Later under the moon we made love in the park