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FOR THE GIRL WHO NEVER KNEW

I placed all of which I am in your hands
Dreaming of the gulls in Long Beach
Your letter had the allure
Of perfume and whiskey
Salty kisses at midnight
I wrote words for you
Carried aloft by
Sparrows under moonlight
your reply was whispered
With passion's hungry tongue
And I was taken by you
Forever

Copyright © William HAYNES | Year Posted 2025

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Valsa George Date: 4/8/2025 9:51:00 PM Very passionate and so romantic! The emotions expressed here seem to be seeping into my blood stream. Very well composed, dear William. Login to Reply William HAYNES Date: 4/8/2025 10:30:00 PM thank you very much for your comment/ Those were truly the good old days.

Ink Empress Date: 4/6/2025 2:31:00 AM Beautiful and heartfelt poem so well written and expressed in such an evocative manner dear william, i love the way youv always painted imagery here and also how youve especially written "I wrote words for you Carried aloft by Sparrows under moonlight" stunning! Such a passionate poem! Pleasure reading this! Sending you light always Login to Reply William HAYNES Date: 4/6/2025 3:24:00 AM thank you Ink, I'm hoping the muse returns. I miss writing but everything I've written lately is garbage. THESE poems are all taken from a chapbook called elliott selected works I sometimes go by the name elliott