Tables are standing in quiet rows
Each waiting with linen spread
Cutlery will appear, candles will arrive
All anticipating the evening’s glow
In a few … Read the rest
Author: George Ruddock
Sunset
A golden sun is low in the sky
The fields, uncut, wave goodbye in the gentle breeze
Poppies dance, their petals still bright
As they … Read the rest
What is Forever For?
What’s forever for, when stars fade
When morning light give way to dusk
When promises dissolve in rain
And life becomes full of pain
Is … Read the rest
A Birthday Poem
Our love is like a rock, even when we are blue
But through the ups and downs of life
It has been carved by the … Read the rest
The Violinist
It was Christmas, a time of joy and love
In the restaurant the violinist played Mozart
Such melodic beauty, such richness of harmony
And amidst … Read the rest
A Lake of Magic
We walked in the park, evening had arrived
And a lake of magic drew our hearts
The fountains danced to the nightingale’s song
And we … Read the rest
I Stand by the River
Tears Left Unspoken
In the quiet of every night, I weep
And the silence wraps around my heart
For the words unsaid, and wounds so so deep
How … Read the rest
I Walked Away
I walked away from the hills, the people, my life
Seeking a world I didn’t know
But I wanted more, a new life
I saw … Read the rest
We Were Swans
Our love was devout, steadfast and true
Like swans on a lake, we swam as two
Loyal and pure, in a dance so divine
Our … Read the rest