SILENCE IN THE MEADOW

 

Silence in the meadow

As we lay amidst the flowers

Young lovers entwined

In the moonlit hours

When love is keenly felt

We succumb to cupids powers

But as night gives way to day

The love we feel is ours

LOVES FIRST STING

 

In my autumn days

I fondly remember

Loves first sting

And how my heart sang

Loves perfect melody

In loves sweet spring

DRINK TO THE GLORY OF LOVE

 

Drink to the glory of love

From the loving cup

Before it spills

And evaporates away

PRESSED BLOOMS

 

Pressed blooms

Long since dried

Lovingly preserved

Betwixt printed pages

Mementos of love

From a time long ago

Flowers picked fresh

In the meadow

Where love bloomed

And a kiss was stolen

THE RED LION

 

I met her at the Red Lion

Almost forty years ago

It was in the lounge bar

Beside the fires cozy glow

 

As soon as our eyes met

I was lost and I knew

My heart was hers forever

And cupids aim was true

OVER THE SPAN OF YEARS

 

Over the span of years,

Along the way

My heart has been broken

Time after time

But how can it not break,

When you lose someone

Or when a loved one passes,

Or your child is in pain

Or is unhappy

We don’t live in a bubble

Life is not lived in isolation

And broken hearts do mend

And each repair gives us strength

For the next time

Because a heart never broken,

Is cold and sterile,

And has never known the joy

Of loving another human being 

IT WAS MY GOOD FORTUNE

 

It was my good fortune

That you came my way

For like a broom you swept

My loneliness away