My Girl, My Friend, My Girlfriend! Poem by Denis Martindale

Be patient as you read my thoughts,
Compressed upon this page,
In contrast to all known reports,
This poet's come of age...
And in this time when feelings flow,
Like champagne and like wine,
It's only you I long to know,
My yearned-for Valentine...

From that first day, Fate brought us near,
Our very lives to change,
If only we would volunteer
And not think love as strange...
Initial tensions to subside,
To merely chat a while,
To gaze on you as if with pride,
Till charmed by each new smile...

And, oh, the joy to hear you laugh,
Or gently hold your hand,
As if you were my better half,
None finer in the land...
And that first kiss made time stand still,
To crush all doubts within,
Replacing these with such a thrill,
My lonesome heart to win...

Yet true love proves much more than this,
More than your lips and hair,
More than each sweet and soft warm kiss
And bliss beyond compare...
Let true love be our constant quest,
Our journey to life's end,
A journey God has always blessed
For each romantic friend...


Denis Martindale March 2017.