Two English Sonnets

WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN She circled him a long time till he saw she was a woman he could trust and like. She loved him dearly, never saw that flaw, that one small issue: that he would dislike to bed her with the fire that partners show for that one love that lasts a lifetime long. Where every word and heated move is so engraved in passion, warm, beloved, strong. His distant attitude misunderstood for shyness, such a sweet endearing flaw. She hoped that, in the future, parenthood would make him happy, that his heart would thaw.      Where he liked her, but lusted differently,      She was just sad, she suffered silently. *** WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN I love the silent smiles in her blue eyes; the way she walks on tiptoes through the room; her love for watching cloudless starry skies; how she refers to me as "my dear groom". I love her singing childhood songs with pun; her tinkling laughter while remembering. She lifts my mood by bringing so much fun into my darker days and nights, with zing. I love her, but my love for her falls short, for in my heart I fail to be the one to give her what she needs, because I court a prince, she is my moon, he is my sun.      My heart, so torn, a coward lives in me...      I need to tell her, finally be free. *** 2nd place in contest: Two English Sonnets Sponsor Mark Massey December 13, 2016