I LOVED THE TIME SPENT WITH YOU (new poem)

I LOVED THE TIME SPENT WITH YOU

This summer has flown by

I can feel a nip in the air

We had not a care

We just looked at each other as if to say

“Do we dare?”

“Shall we dare?”

Oh heck, what the heck

We did just that

We smooched in public

We kissed, oh those kisses

The sun shining down on us

Oh the rush

Our blood pulsating

Our hearts pulsating 

Our pulses pulsating 

And here is the question!

Where has the time flown?

We are still lovers

Best of friends

Yet I am here and you are not

No, this is not a love gone wrong!

Far, far from it

You are once again on your tour of duty

In some far flung country

You cannot say where

And I fully understand

Your duty to our country is beyond outstanding

I am so proud of you

Yours and mine

Two families supporting, being supportive

The moon and the stars are ours

We can look to heavens and find our own special star

The moon rises and falls in our own places

You wherever you are

I’m sat here in this sunny spot

Watching and waiting for the signs

This way we never feel so apart

The times spent apart feels as if my heart is wrenching 

Even though I try to stay strong

But I know I won’t be too long

You sail across those oceans

From those far distant places

Then I’ll know that you’ll be back safe and sound

Till possibly a next time

But who knows right now

Each day is spent so specially, special

Never planning any plans

Moments are treasured not measured

Yes each and every day that you are away

Days seemed to drag by

Even though I try to fill them meaninglessly

Picking flowers, drying flowers as mementoes

Of what you have missed

The days seem to pass

Only four more sleeping nights

And that is it and then you are home

Home to these loving arms

Arms that have missed holding you

Arms that have missed being entwined with you

See you soon my love!

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

7^th August 2017

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