Those Can'T-Forget-You-Kisses! Poem by Denis Martindale

Inside my mind, inside my heart
Live joys for evermore,
The time young love first made its start,
To thrill me to the core!
With constant pokes reminding me,
Of when we'd meet again,
Rehearsing words repeatedly
Till fixed inside my brain!

Then sentences that poured out fast,
Till everything was said,
To leave me silent and at last,
You eased my sense of dread...
With tender kisses one-by-one,
Left cheek, right cheek and lips,
To hold my hand when this was done,
Caressing fingertips!

Then arm-in-arm to walk the park,
With sunshine everywhere,
To lean against the tall tree bark,
Delighted standing there...
To gaze into your eyes and see
The love you feel as well,
As if for all eternity,
Love's story still to tell...

If not for you, how could I know
What kisses really mean?
The hoped-for wishes still to grow,
So perfect and pristine...
Those can't-forget-you-kisses now
Are all I'll ever need,
If God, such blessings will allow,
We'll both be blessed indeed...