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Scraps and scribbles from 1960 - 2015 |
What old feelings have you stirred? My imagination brings you here Into my life, my home, my hearth Time ne’er erased you from my heart. ‘Twas but yesterday you strode in To my office and you stood Embracing me in your arms “A kiss to remember” you said – and I would. My beating heart could not be stilled Amid feelings of love, longing for you. Thinking this could not be true From you, confused, I fled Hoping that you never knew - The pain of loss harbored within instead. Forbidden! Oh how I remember and knowingly departed - You sent a letter in September. I read and read the letter o’er Wondering did I choose The right path, the higher ground- Your marriage – I dared not intrude Though twenty-six years have quickly passed That memory did not fade One brief contact sparked a flame And I pondered once again Did I really love you then? Had I stayed, pursued the course Would we now happily be Together in life forever Locked by rings for eternity? Or was our stirring love just lust, A longing desire from only me? When thoughts of you invade my mind, I see a sandy beach Warmed by sun, yet chilled by wind Walking the shore, skipping quick the tide. Wrapped in each other, snuggling in- Are you my Prince, are you my life? You are what might have been. Two roads diverged into a wood The poet Robert said He could not choose, neither could I But traveled another path instead. And you, my friend, my long lost flame Traveled a well-worn path of your own You never knew how much I pined Or longed to be in your arms entwined In passionate embrace again– a kiss or two You never knew Deep within my heart’s refrains – Burned my love for you. tuc 12/01/2010 Copyright |