The Girl Who Took My Breath Away! Poem by Denis Martindale

As I was walking down the street,
I chanced that very day
To see the girl I'd like to meet,
She really looked O.K.
And when she smiled, she looked so sweet,
She took my breath away,
Perhaps she'd make my life complete,
If I knew what to say...

I couldn't let my chance go by,
I'd never be the same,
Full of regrets and asking why
I never asked her name...
And so, deciding, chose to try,
As if to stake my claim,
Else knowing, till the day I die,
I'd be the one to blame...

We walked and talked, we laughed as well,
For love was in the air,
I felt so glad, for I could tell
She was beyond compare...
Love filled my heart, how hard I fell,
As if without a care,
Beguiled, enchanted by her spell,
Her beauty, pure and fair...

To think that she was joyful, too,
That caused my doubts to flee,
Yet still I wondered what to do
And what she hoped could be...
So I thank God affections grew
So that she could agree...
The day I told her, 'I LOVE YOU! '
She said she'd marry me!


Denis Martindale April 2017.