If it had
Been up to
Me I’d never
Had picked you
Not because you’re
Not good enough
But because I’m
Not good enough
But oh when
I saw you
You’re all that
I ever saw
Not just with
My eyes but
With my heart
That’s why I
Want to ask
You this question
Please marry me
Laying here in
The dark a
Candle winking at
Me from the
Dresser listening to
Debussy delicately bob
Above me like
Late summers fireflies
I remember now
The feeling of
Your finger tips
Dancing on my
Arm like slowly
Creeping Ivy pulling
Me in tightly
Like mother’s embrace
And warding off
The chill of
That one nighttime
So long ago
Our sweet September
Together in Valencia
Love is the
Easiest thing in
The whole world
Yet the hardest
To find let
Us leash our
Dogs and pull
Off the armor
And dive nakedly
Into the pools
Of each other
Swimming together with
Childlike abandon on
Warm summer afternoons
A photograph like
A mirror reflects
You in my
Eyes do you
See yourself in
My twinkling or
Perhaps in the
Smile that breaches
The levees of
Propriety and chagrin
Do you not
Miss your shadow
As it follows
Me now instead
Or do you
Miss your laughter
As it rings
In my heart
This you’ve become
Less for you
More to me
The one beacon
Reminding me of
Hope during this
Fog of my
Daily life is
Your glowing smile
And your eyes
Which blink like
A ships lantern
Sending coded messages
Across the miles
I am here
And soon will
Be there safely
With you it
Says with winks
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 