A poignant memory
Portioned away
Inside the brain
Slice of savoured
Black forest cake
Waiting on Cromwell
Opposite gaudy tower
Sandstone and steel
Cross to bear
If you will
Wandering feet
If message came first
Plans cancelled early
Take you towards
Riverside jetty
Words never spoken
Multiplied over years
Compound interest
Wealth of affection
Hovers in the air
To the unassuming hills
We may be how we please
For they judge us sparingly
For our actions
To the flowers and tall trees
Only sting comes from the bees
Who sacrifice themselves
To teach our lesson
To the sky and raging sea
We may shout and curse free
But to woman, man and child
Reveal true nature
Is not so much a title
As a confession
Piggy back fingers
Plastic white keys
Crawling like mother spiders
Carrying plump babies
Star charts and milk shakes
At red velvet lounge
Coaxed so gently, never pushed
To play as long as life allows
So swiftly she overtakes me
As our web of dreams wash away
Hands dance along to weave
New memories for us
All the while reminding
Of the years we invested
Together, playing and singing
Preparing for the day
To fill the spaces
When the tune escapes me
A fountain
Drawing up from within
Pressure shouts
To the sky
Cascades fly
Cleansed by daylight
Casting spectrums
Onlookers' mouths
Open wide
Glittering delight
Only to fall
To murky depths below
Awaiting next flight
As fires burn out
Sky falls down
Storms abate
Floods recede
Sometimes best
To ride it out
Breaking heart
Time to heal
All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
~ Dire Straits
You taught me all
Mysteries of miniature
Universe beneath
Endless surprise
Wander to capture
Beauty reflected
In our eyes
Young mother treads by
Soft bundle wrapped on warm chest
Just like long ago
A lifering
Squalls capsize
Survive gales
Inflatable ego
Punctured bail
Ocean swallows
Strong arm fails
Love buoys will
Till smooth sail
Upon first glance
Face pale moonlight
Equal to beauty
Illuminated to many
Revolutions of earth
A woman of substance
Fine grain as wood
Seasons surround bloom
Flourishing, blaze endured
Striking contrast
Colours lines artistry
Framing graciously
Most glorious smile
Count the stars of heaven 