What follows is a poem I wrote when I was in love a long, long, long time ago. Like a lifetime ago. And I was in love. But things changed. Life moved on and I grew up. I realised he wasn’t actually a very nice person. So I left. But at the time the poem represented how I thought I felt. I still find it powerful. It still reflects how I feel when I am in love with another person. Here goes (I’ve never shared my poems before)

the ocean is wide

but you are by my side

as the light shines bright

you hold me tight

our love grows stronger

for we are together longer

i feel great affection

with your arms for protection

nowo the night draws close

your love is a dose

i need it to sleep

for our love runs deep

as morning dawns

a new day is born

you smile as i wake

what will today make

the mountains rise high

but we are nigh

we reach for our dreams

and nothing, it seems

can take what we have

for what we have

is stronger than love

as we rise up above

our heads are still spinning

our love is not dying

it is growing and growing

as each moment goes by

there is a glint in my eye

and my heart is content

you are heaven sent

here’s another I wrote around the same time of my life.

the clock ticks

it’s five to the hour

the blossoms flower

in a midsummers shower

the clock stil ticks

the hour draws nearer

skies are clearer

the heart beats faster

the clock may stop

but our minds still race

in a crowd your face

in our hearts, your grace

the clock lies silent

what more to say.

I don’t actually remember what the inspiration for this one was. it feels like something was expected and it was taken away from me, suddenly. Maybe I was day dreaming of Cashless vending machines which never actually became a reality in my life at that time.