A Lasting Memory

Published by Family Friend Poems July 24, 2024 with permission of the Author.

It was not the sight of a night sky
bejewelled with numerous stars,
nor the whisperings from the waves.

It was the light in your eyes,
taste of salt on your lips,
when I received that first kiss.

It was not the rippled moonlit path
beguiling us into the sea,
nor the glow of a smouldering fire.

It was the warmth of your arms
and your talk that charmed
it was that - that stayed with me.

ABOUT THE POET:

Ann D. Stevenson only began writing after she retired, when she joined a Writing for Well-Being course. It was during a difficult time, as her husband had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She found writing very therapeutic, more especially poetry. It was a real boost to her morale when Family Friend Poems began publishing her...

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