Hi.
Have we met before?
Your smile, it just reminds me
Of some friends in Singapore
Or maybe it was Europe..
As we travelled there by rail
A skiing trip perhaps
Or hike on forest trail?
There's something quite familiar..
So sorry if I stare.
The way you laugh, so lovely
Like no thing can quite compare
Ah.. I'll have it in a minute
All I really need is time
To delve into my memories
Find that reason for this rhyme
But then it suddenly dawns upon
My fumbling failing mind..
We've never met, it's simply that
I recognise my kind
A soul that shares an outlook
A spirit that will croon
The song I have been longing for;
That sympathetic tune
Our paths they crossed and maybe
Not by accident at all
A greater plan unfolding
Like some writing on a wall
You bring a kind of peace to me
It's tricky to explain
Like shelter in a blizzard
A leafy canopy in rain
I can only say I'm grateful
That our paths have crossed this way
Would you walk a little further?
As I'd like if you could stay :)
I always want to be
Your friendly voice
The station you tune into
When you feel there's too much noise
I want to be the harbour
For your boat when there's a storm
The gentle fireside flicker
So the cold returns to warm
So often life is rocky
Or the waves can overwhelm
We need a guiding hand-hold
Or companion at the helm
You say I'm being gracious
It's not charity you see
Just love in paying forward
From that friendly voice to me
I see you
I hear you
You beat in my chest
A new life
You give me
Exceptional rest
A comfort
Just knowing
Your there in the end
A pathway
Now straightened
Removing the wend
Your cooLing
Returns me
From heat of the day
I missed
You return me
To finding my way
CV
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