The Day...

I first felt you
There beside me
I had no words.
No knowledge,
No grasp of what
Would be coming next.
That was the day
When what I had ever known
Would simply be wiped away.

From those first
Mouthfuls of you
Gently imbibed
A breathy blend of
Whisky and intrigue
Distinct expressiveness
That wove through
Artful conversation.
All this;
Yes
You piqued my interest.
Touched me somewhere new
I was there
Present in the moment
Finding me through you.

An intense clarity in your eyes
Reflected me back.
Simple honesty
Uncomplicated
I was here
Engaged and willing
Something about you
Who, and how you are
Led me to share
Small mouth-sized bites of me
And as time carried us
Through that night
Our lives began to touch

And as that day
Morphed into those moments
That ended and began
Whitewashed working weeks,
I began to
Physically
Emotionally
Intellectually
Let you in
To places that even
I had never seen.

Subconsciously
Perhaps,
I don't recall the thought;
The deliberation
The question.
I knew I felt
Different.
An organic
Lifting of the layers
Began way before this
First time meet.
Smudged fingerprints of former lives spent
Traced their way across our written words
And cracks of light spilled through
The pages of what would become
This;
The Story of Us.

And here you were
Right beside me
This physical presence
A manifestation of
Those gentle nudges
As you questioned your own
life learning,
Offering
Acute insights and
Acrid admonishments
Of that once-little boy
Earnest and deserving

The day I first felt you
Inside me
Wanting
Needing
Believing
No falter
No hesitation
Accepting
That this felt right
No awkwardness
For us to clamber over
Part-pasts too painful to 
Pointlessly paint over
So we shared
What was right
Peeling back our layers
As we slipped silently
Safely into the night
Yes
That is the day
I felt us 

Doesn't Matter...

Strewn clothes

Warm fuzziness

That hangs right here

Rain spattered window panes

Cold flagstone floors

Ticking clocks

Smallgoods and homemade breads

Ever changing skies

Clumps of clouds roll in

As mundanities roll out

Sighs out to sea

Nestled up here

You with me

Steam rising, curling smoke

Amber glows, popping wood

Writing words and reading books

Feelings shared in just those looks

Doesn't matter where 

As long as we are both there 

Two Small Worlds...

Yes,

It is undeniably true

When I say I have fallen simply for you.

Yet

There are days in my head where there's nothing but blue,

I have an ache that hovers as it softly seeps through

Layers, once mine but are now me and you.

I've been thinking about Us, you see

And what it is to be here, as me.

Floating along on this love-lapping tide,

I sometimes get caught while lost in our ride.

Emotions and colours escape once tied.

Synchronicity. Yes, that is you by my side.

Serendipitous as two small worlds quietly collide.

One Adventure 

YOU’RE MY KINDA KALEIDOSCOPE

fun

loving

warm

challenging

engaging
expressive

tactile

questioning

quirky

surprising
compassionate

earnest

honest

fresh

bare

deep
witty 
wordsmith

wordless

poignant

touching

brave

bold

sensitive

curious

learning

 reflective

open

accessible

independent

willing

sharing

caring

physical

gentle

organic

raw

posing

intricate

strong

robust

delicate

sincere

free

attached

wanting

persistent

patient

giving

determined

instinctive

intuitive

competitive

humble

satiating

tender

convicted

understanding

intriguing

carefree

serious

wonderment

intense

sensibility

sensuality

seriously

You’re my kinda kaleidoscope

I never wanted vanilla

Shower me with your multicolours

Let’s see what shapes together we make

Seriously, where have I been all your life?