Wishing For You Poem by James Wakelin

Tired of the long nights stuck far away
Wishing for assurances that you will stay
Offering but chalk and a dry loaf of bread
And begging you not to do what you said
An hour long waiting with breath going cold
And an extension of money from what I sold

Two terrible lovers squirming for room
Sent to the galley with a broken broom
The night that we slept forgiven in one day
Prospered the next and sent on our way
Oh happy the thought and silly we be
Because of boxing day letters opened with glee

Two terrible twins and a gallery hand
Sent one by one over the hot sand
Two thoughts in a bottle trapped under ground
Forever sought yet never to be found
An ocean and my friend (my lover at that)
Sent away empty with hand in my hat

Go forth seek that day that gives glory to God
Who knows what you may find maybe some laud
To that day ride upon and vanquish the South
Two heads that lie sleeping their hair in their mouth
Peacefully wondering enfolded in love
Giving glory to God in the form of a dove

Expressionless melting on the hot raking sand
Two lovers lie sleeping one hand in one hand
Together at last free of all doubt
Just happy together all figured out
Sleeping away into a dreamy sub-bliss
Waking and saying I love you with a kiss