Thoughts on this Remembrance Day.
I stood out on our veranda,
Just admiring the view.
The clock then stuck eleven
My thoughts, they drifted to you.
I don't know who you are friend,
You're laid down on some battlefield,
Maybe where the poppies grow.
You gave your all for me that day,
I will not let you just drift away.
So here I stand, grit in my eye,
I see men marching across the sky.
Onward and upward to their reward,
You will all live on you have my word.
© Dave Timperley 11/11/2021
Tip me a wink,
don't let my heart sink,
there's so much passion in the thoughts that I think...
Pray hold out your hand,
help me to understand,
all that your heart wants to find in a man...
Look deep in my eyes,
take full note of my sighs,
I can promise you nothing if you take these for lies...
I will seek out your trust,
for such is a must,
no future can be found if merely coupled by lust...
To be with you is all,
my ambitions aren't small,
I aim to be always here to enthrall...
A journey through life,
bound as man and wife,
forever faithful no matter what strife...
The bond must be strong,
for a journey so long,
to hold onto these precepts is the depth of my song...
I wait now for you,
to ponder what's true,
and linger right here just admiring the view...
For beauty takes no time,
to capture in sweet rhyme,
I hope my eyes will ever gaze upon thine,
my sweet and lovely Valentine...
Tip me a wink, don't let my heart sink
There's so much passion in the thoughts that I think
Pray hold out your hand, help me understand
All that your heart wants to find in a man
Look deep in my eyes, take full note of my sighs
I can promise you nothing if you take these for lies
I will seek out your trust, for such is a must
No future can be found if merely coupled by lust
To be with you is all, my ambitions aren't small
I aim to be always here to enthral
A journey through life, bound as man and wife
Forever faithful no matter what strife
The bond must be strong, for a journey so long
To hold onto these precepts is the depth of my song
I wait now for you, to ponder what's true
And linger right here just admiring the view
For beauty takes no time, to capture in sweet rhyme
I hope my eyes will ever gaze upon thine
For you my sweet and lovely Valentine
©Rhumour
January 25th 2009
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