A real embarrassing piece of poetry written in 1996 for a then ex girlfiend. I think I have improved a little since then, but I shouldn't be the judge of that.

Bed of Roses

published: 1997 / publisher: penhaligon page / book: for the present

Bed of Roses

I am to you, the tenderness of warm air
With the silence of ocean current
That drifts from here to there.
Daydreams and visions, thoughts of you, throughout my day
Forever,
So please, stay.
My love for you fills this shallow heart
So kiss and hug me now before it falls apart.
Bed of roses
Lights down low,
The curtains drawn
The candles aglow,
Whispering these words, I reach in and I share
This delicate heart for my maiden so fair.

For Mary
1996