Maggie
Janine when I first looked at you
I thought perhaps it wasn’t true
No one could be so radiant and beautiful
You in your flying jacket, all leather and wool
Your soft, white skin and raven black hair
Made me stop and gawk and stare
At first I thought you and I would never meet
But somehow you were so lovely kind and sweet
You took a chance and walked up to where I sat
And I wanted to pounce on you like a feral cat
That first time we met and talked far into the night
I went home electrified with pure delight
I got your number, held it close to my heart
All life before was gone, you were my fresh start
Later something stole the love we had
Left me lonely, warped and sad
Inspiration hid from me then for quite a time
After I learned you were no longer mine
In two rhyming lines I now call to you
It’s not too late to start anew
I swear one day these words will pay the bills
And that in time there will again be thrills
Forty-three life’s not over yet
We were a perfect matching set
You with your little plane and me with my pen
Janine I need you back again
Kiss me deeply now as the midnight bell rings
Imagine all the joy the New Year will bring
This new dawn will bring love and hope
I need your love to survive, to cope
My darling please let me dedicate to you
The 15th millennium year by all that’s good and true
Come home with me now and never leave
Grant this two time loser one last reprieve
Leif Gregersen
January 1, 2015
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Poems From Inside Me
PoetryThis is a chapbook of poetry that led me to dedicate myself to writing, whether it be for money or simply to express myself. In this book I talk about family, love, loss and all the illusions that life brings us through.
