Memories

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(A lone voice whispers)

When these moonlit clouds part 

Like the Red Sea

At midnight

As I stare at the long-lost stars

So far away 

I always remember 

A heart-stopping recollection 

That still binds

When true love 

Seemed so simple 

Especially now

As memories of you

Light up the dark pools 

Of my mind

With all their much-loved ripples 

With cherished things I pray, I'll never leave behind

As pictures of warm inviting smiles 

Continuously float to the surface

Capturing a time

When love was so trusting and kind

Where we said at our local church

Our much-cherished line

A line I whispered in joy

As I looked over at you

The life-changing two syllables

Called 

I do

Time may have tried to rewrite every emotion 

But your memories

Will always

Stay enshrined 

In all the mysterious inner sanctums 

Of my mind 

And floating in their many unexplored oceans

Some of the Heartbroken may choose to forget

But I love drowning in the bright lights

Glowing

In those pools of memories 

Of our life-changing romance 

Getting soaking wet

Remembering extraordinary times

Filled with no regrets

For life sometimes gives us someone special

To hold onto

And I'm just proud 

I found you 

And took that chance

As life's music played

We've Only Just Begun 

By The Carpenters

To slow dance with you

Underneath the Midnight Sun

(C)

Copyright John Duffy