IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN # 2

If I had only known

It would be the last time

I would see you

Walk out the door

I would have

Called you back

And hugged and kissed

You even more

UNDER THE SUPER MOON

 

Under the super moon

Stood in the Orange grove

I knew I was in love

As our eyes met

My heart hoped beyond hope

That you felt the same

Our hands hold each others

And my love starts to grow

Then beneath the super moon

I hold you close too me

And your arms enfold me

In a long hold me forever embrace

And how safe I feel in your arms

Your arms wrapped around me

Like a cloak of love

Never wanting to let go

Under the super moon

Love bloomed in you

As well as I

In the Orange grove

Love was growing

Resilient and strong

A love that would never die

WHEN FIRST WE KISSED

 

When first we kissed

And our lips came together

In that long languid embrace

Time seemed to stand still

I wished it would last forever

But I knew that it couldn’t

I never wanted it to end

But I knew that it must

Because one perfect kiss

Had to end

Before the next

Magical kiss

Could begin

KISS NUMBER ONE

 

The first nervous kiss,

When tentative

And hesitant lips

Lacking confidence

Lacking conviction

Miss their mark

And teeth collide

WHEN DID ACQUAINTANCE

 

When did acquaintance

Turn into friendship?

When did friendship become affection?

When did affection change to love?

There were no obvious signs

That I can recall

No waves crashing on the rocks

No rockets in the sky

No bells and whistles

No brass band playing

No symbols crashing

But it has happened anyway

Was it when I saw you enter the room?

Or when I first heard you speak

Was it when I heard you laugh?

Or when you first spoke to me

Was it when I saw you smile?

Or when I made you blush

Was it when we danced?

Or when we first held hands

Was it when I stared deeply in to your eyes?

And saw into you soul

Perhaps it was while we kissed

Or when we made love

There was no obvious cause

It was not any one of the above

Yet it was all of them and more

DO YOU REMEMBER DANCING ALONG TO HARRY?

 

Do you remember?

When first we met

When we were set up

By our so called friends

Tony and Gwen,

Who quickly abandoned us?

A quick introduction

Then they were gone

Leaving us with each other

How awkward was that?

Being left with a complete stranger

You would never have chosen me

In a million years

And you were not my perfect choice

I had someone different in mind altogether

But their we were

Having to make small talk

With an unsuitable partner

Making do for the moment

While planning an escape

Then the music started

And I asked you to dance

You reluctantly agreed

I wasn’t bothered either way

I thought just one dance

Then I could desert you

With a clear conscience

Then just as we walked, hesitantly,

Onto the dance floor

The up tempo number ended abruptly 

And for a moment there was nothing

Just the two of us feeling foolish

And wondering just how

We could leave the dance floor with our dignity

Then the music began again

And Harry Nilsson started to sing

We looked at each other briefly

And resigned ourselves to our fate

There was an awkward coming together

I gingerly put my arms around you

And we shuffled along to the music

Hoping that time would speed up

And the experience be over quickly

But as we danced along to Harry

The gap between us slowly decreased

Inch by inch until we were as one

And at that moment I felt at home

All thought of escape melted away

I never wanted to leave again

And now I wanted time to stand still

So the dance would never end

We hardly left the dance floor all evening

And when we did it was brief

So eager were we to return to our embrace

“Without you” was the song

That we first danced to

And I have not been without you since

THE VERY FIRST LOOK

 

                                                 

The very first look,

Little more than a glance really,

Is almost cursory in nature

Yet seems to be one of recognition

But you are a stranger to me.

So why if that is the case,

When our eyes meet,

Do the hairs stand up?

On the back of my neck

Now my skin is tingling

Like I’m full of electricity

My mouth is dry

And I think I’m actually blushing

I see confusion on your face

Is this the same for you?

Do you feel it too?

Why does a stranger affect me so?

What is this feeling?

What’s happening?

Who are you?

Now you are smiling

You do feel it too

Well, smiling stranger

Is this love at first sight?

Or is it déjà vu