Love's Regret

Love’s regret

Reminds me
To be gentle with my heart
And not to give my love so freely
Nor to misplace my feelings
So that they will fall
Where they may not be welcomed
Nor encouraged to blossom and grow…
But love’s hope is always drawn on a path
To the one it most desires
Whether that is wise or not
Perhaps I said too much
Or not enough
But I have spoken my truth
The consequences of my words
Will soon reveal my fate…

Prose - Dianne Dawes ... ♥
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Mirrors and Light - Some words for my Friend

So many years have passed

Since our paths first crossed

I have never asked you

Or expected you to love me

At one time I had hoped

But I knew that could never be

I did however wish

You would always be my friend

You once said when I had angered you

“We are not engaged”

Well no we weren’t

I don’t need to be engaged to anyone

I am not seeking a fiancé or a husband

I did not want to change you

Or change your life

I admired you for whom you were

Your good qualities, your integrity

Your kindness and humanity

You say I must have faith in you

Well yes I do

Though, when you leave

The shadows of doubt move in

And I reach out to you with

Heartfelt words and there is no reply

And wonder if this time you won't return

How many years it has been now

And I have been here for you

Always … waiting

It is comforting to see you

Watching me from a distance

Sad that you don’t always venture closer

And leave some words for me

I miss your conversation and poems

Perhaps now you have nothing to say to me?

I wish I could catch the light in a mirror

And shine it in your direction

To attract your attention

When you are there at the edge of my world

Perhaps then I could speak to you

And tell you

I do not want to change your world

My world is brighter when you are near

I would just like you to be my friend ...

Prose - Dianne Dawes ... ♥

For dear C.B,

Image - Still from the film " La Double Vie de Véronique" 

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Memories of Yesterday

So sweet is the feeling

That love brings to the heart

The first consciousness

Of its presence

Brings a blush of warmth

And expectation

A feeling of happiness

And anticipation

Like an open window

On a sunny morning

The light flows in

And encompasses all

With its warm brightness

A garden of colour

Of new spring flowers

You breathe in the beauty

Everything in the world

Seems more lovely

The flowers are more scented

The sky is so blue

The birds sing more sweetly

All is right with the world...

But time can change so much

It seems nothing lasts forever

Since you are not here

The clouds of doubt move in

On my sunshine days

Sad when one feels

They should move on and forget

But I cannot

Well not yet …

The past is calling me

And my heart is still lost

In your words and memories

Of yesterday…

Prose -Dianne Dawes ... ♥

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