When did it happen?
How did I not notice?
What distracted me?
Or have I been blind
Where did she go?
The awkward girl of yesterday
Where is that ungainly creature?
When did you become a woman?
Have I been blind all this time?
When did you bloom into woman hood?
When I looked away
You were an ugly duckling
When I looked back
A bird of paradise
When did you become so beautiful?
I kissed the girl
On an aeroplane
And on the airport bus
I kissed her once again
I kissed a girl
That I met in Spain
We met later that day
And we kissed again
I kissed the girl
With the long white train
And at the alter
I kissed her once again
I kissed a girl,
A very friendly sort
While I was staying
At a seaside resort
One kiss led to another
One kiss led to the other
And one kiss led to her
Becoming a mother
I was prepared
I had it all planned out
Every word
Every gesture
Meticulously rehearsed
Till word perfect
I was prepared
For excitement
Unconfined joy
Tears of happiness
Words of love
And utter delight
I wasn’t prepared
For your reaction
Your unkind words
Your gestures
Tears of laughter
And utter rejection
In the cloudless night sky
Each star clear
In the heavens
Sparkling like sequins
On a ball gown
Are you there?
In heavens firmament
Are you the bright star?
The one more beautiful
Than its neighbour
A thing of beauty
As you once were
At my side
Each word leaving
Your sweet lips
Is like a velvet caress
Your words are like poetry
Each syllable, honey coated
Every sentence
Dripping with nuance
The formed verses
Of loves refrain
All at once
Lightening my heart
And touching my soul
Lonely girl by the window
Looking out on the
world
As ever alone in her
room
By the window sits the
girl
She watches from the
window
As the world passes
her by
As always alone in her
room
She sits by the window
and cries
Lonely girl by the
window
Sits at the window and
dreams
And hopes that life
for her
Isn’t as despairing as
it seems
She watches from the
window
Wishing in her lonely
solitude
With all the hope in
her heart
That one day she will
be rescued
