When I Fall In Love... Poem by Denis Martindale

When I first heard this wondrous song, it set my mind to thinking,
For Nat King Cole could do no wrong the way that he was singing…
I taped that song that very day and laid upon my bed
And played it back, yes, straight away… to think of what was said…
The orchestra played perfectly, I laid there mesmerised,
As every note flowed over me, I felt as though enticed…
And twenty times I listened there… to lyrics soft and low…
To sentiments of utmost care that I was meant to know…
For unrequited love can't hold the treasures love imparts,
The treasures worth much more than gold, compressed within our hearts…
That song I sing, yes, even now, though years have come and gone…
Because, in truth, I know somehow, it's helped me carry on…
Through lonely years and lonesome tears and setbacks great and small…
That little song allays my fears… It's sweet and lyrical…
I wish that I had penned each line, composed its melody…
And with Nat's voice that sounds so fine and means so much to me…
Perhaps that's why I write so much, in search of such a quest…
To cultivate that human touch that leaves each one impressed…
If only God would grant my prayer… to reach such standards, too…
Then oh what poems I would share with you and you and you…


Denis Martindale April 2020.