'sweethearts Once Again' - a Collaboration With Celene Crescent

School days indeed such memories they are
Some stayed close to home, whilst some travelled afar
But where of my first love, where did she go
Our first dance together when I was her Beau

The lovely Olivia, long brown hair, petite
Will she be at the reunion, will we again meet
I still remember the day into the distance she went
To University,beyond, I still sense her perfumed scent

Butterflies, trepidation, after all these years
The evening is soon upon me, I'm nervous for tonight's fears
What if she is there, will she remember her first Beau
I'll only ever know, to the local hotel I now go

I take a familiar path, we walked it so many times
Retracing past moments with her, our footsteps so in rhyme
Through the doors I go, so many faces from my past I see
I don't see Olivia, but so many say hello to me

I have never forgotten your eyes, blue as the sea
Through the crowds I could see you staring at me
Could be after so many years so far away?
That a candle still flickers in our dark destiny?

You reached closer to me, amongst many friends
I wondered how it felt to be touched once again by your hands
Allured by each others silence under an ocean of stars
In the same spot where the prom boy once asked me to dance

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 3/11/2011 11:42:00 AM
Great work ...Enjoyed reading ...I apprecaite you stopping by..If this one is for a contest, wish you good luck..It reads like a winner to me..Sara
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Date: 3/11/2011 8:59:00 AM
a beautiful piece indeed - and thanks for your kind comments, James : ) Jack
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Date: 3/11/2011 6:14:00 AM
A lovely collaboration, you both did well, thanks for your comment on my poem~~
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Date: 3/11/2011 6:10:00 AM
A lovely collaboration, both of you did a fantastic job, thanks for the comment on my poem~~
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Date: 3/11/2011 6:09:00 AM
A lovely collaboration, both of you did "fantastic" I wrote my collaboration poem with my love, Henri, but we forgot we had written together before and won, but it is still a lovely poem for us and we both love it, thanks so much for your kind comment on my poem~~
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Date: 3/11/2011 4:39:00 AM
Lovely collaboration James with a very special lady and friend of mine on the Soup.. instant romance thrives in this alluring write.. good luck in the contest by Lay... exciting entry .. enjoy your weekend as well luv..
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Date: 3/11/2011 3:38:00 AM
great duet for fresh love;s content, jim and celene... adorable! best winning luck to both of you! :) huggs, nette
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Date: 3/10/2011 6:23:00 PM
Excellent collab Jim/Celene. Outstanding entry. Good luck. Thanks for you kind comments. Have a great weekend. Ralph
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Date: 3/10/2011 5:16:00 PM
wonderful collaboration , this is just great
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Date: 3/10/2011 12:18:00 PM
Big congratulations to you and Celene for this awesome collaboration. I can't tell who wrote which verses and I am intrigued by the thought of someone trying to reconnect with a schoolmate they once loved. Awesome writing, my friends. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/10/2011 9:53:00 AM
Hello James,i am firstly honoured to collaborate with such a talented poet as you.I want to thankyou for all the help and i love your stanzas,Of course tmfs :)
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Date: 3/10/2011 9:51:00 AM
aw this is great collab. enjoyed reading :)
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