Two People

31/01/2021 – Poem a Day Compilation



I saw two people dancing

Upon a wooden bridge

As in love today

As the day they met



No music played

But they kept in time

And danced a joyful waltz

To the sound of water running



Again, I saw them dancing

Upon the wooden bridge

Smiling and laughing

Like giddy teenagers do



But these were no teenagers

Their spritely years long gone

And though they looked their age

Their hearts beat like they were young



Every week I would see them,

They love so simple and pure

And it would remind me

Of all that was good in the world



Then one rainy afternoon

I saw him dancing on his own

Still in perfect time

And still with so much love



My heart broke as I watched

For a man I didn’t know

And never had I so wanted

To be able to extend my hand



Not to offer a handshake

Or to pull him in for a warm embrace

But to join him in his lover’s waltz

If only for one day

At Last (First Dance)

29/05/2020 – Iso Well-Being Compilation

 

When I saw you, I knew

That this is where we’d end up

And, though it took a while to admit,

I couldn’t imagine life without you.

 

We’ve had our ups and downs,

Not always been in step with each other,

But we so often come together

When it really matters.

 

We’ve tripped and stumbled,

And caught each other when we’ve fallen,

With never a question as to our love,

Or to where our heart lies now.

 

I’ve never felt as safe as I do

Wrapped in your arms right now

And though we may sway from time to time

I don’t fear you letting me go.

 

You spin me round and pulled me in,

But I’m never more dizzy than when

We’re standing close, cheek to cheek,

And you whisper in my ear.

 

The whirl of love in its early days

May have lost a beat or two,

Though I’d never change this journey

That has brought us to this point.

 

I look forward to our future

As we twirl through this thing called life,

Happy in our own small world

Two motes in a vast universe.

 

As we take the floor, at last,

Just we two together,

There’s no fancy pirouette or grand jete –

Just our first dance joined as one.