Forever yours …

You moved slowly,
Patiently slipped my guards,
Broke down my every defense
And stole this heart of mine,
Never rushing … never insistent,
That’s the reason why,
I’m forever yours

Shadow of a smile …

It’s that wan look, frozen in time
Like a wasp in amber …
A trace of fond memory,
With a deep sense of longing and regret
That is,
Only when a man thinks of a certain woman,
Someone absent,
But who still possessed him body and soul …
One who’d given him something dear,
Yet whose gifts now brought sadness …

Finally over you (I)

Time has trickled by,
Painfully and excruciatingly slow
As sand grains in an hour glass,
But the visions are no longer strong,
Your image is now but a blur
Like the sheen on a moonlit pond,
Winter’s bleakness slowly recedes
And even when darkness howls,
In repose I lay my head …
No does my heart skip a beat
Nor my eyes bat a lid;
Upright I stand again, spring in step
And song in heart …
These are vital signs,
I’m finally over you …

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