And so also for you and I

You smile

Into my open eyes

I defy anyone

Not to call you beauty

A golden mean

A golden rule

Everything in proportion

Life

And all that she offers

In a skin sealed envelope

Posted with a smile

Any kind of music

Or sounds not only of birdsong

Any time you choose

In bounds the light

In time, in tempo, in mood

In or about to be with love

In or about to be with love

You begin

With mist moist eyes

Surprised

By disingenuous guise

I lie beside you

I defy anyone

Not to call you beauty

Any, or any other imagination

Any soldier, any platform

Any station, any journey

Lovers they

Gaze to say goodbye

And so also, for you and I

This morning we gaze to say goodbye

To rush headlong

Towards our next meeting

To rush headlong

Towards our afternoon

For our journeys are local

Also further than the clouds

For our togetherness is total

Also further out

Beyond and proud

You sing

With an unsteady tremble

Soft female sounds

Permeate your grounds

I try; and decide to defy anyone

Not to call you beauty

I cry, and softly

Politely

Defy anyone

Not to name you beauty

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All cor blimey

Me and my friend Kate

We sinks a glass

Or two

Me and my friend Kate

We talks and talks

We talks the whole day through

Kate’s a London girl

Like me you see

All cor blimey

And afternoon tea

There was a girl just like her

In my class

At school

Thirteen; girls at school

We chased the boys

We acted the fool

Anne, that’s my name now

Don’t you know

All cor blimey

With a soft soft glow

Me and my friend Kate

And sometimes

Our men folk too

We sit and chat

A right good natter

It is a lively brew

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We know so many stories

We have our moments

Quiet contemplative moments

Joyous captured moments

In our house

So full of love

Tears

Laughter

Re-arranged embarrassment

With ample room for love

In this house of love

Warm glows, easy conversation

Hands

Held and placed so so carefully

Affectionately

Glazed eyes they gaze on love

Memories

We know so many stories

Of happy times

Of historic times

With songs of hope

And songs of glory

New fears

Cast her

Into yet another battle

A fighter, a winner

With love always, always and deep

Deep for keeps, love is so deep inside her

With love there, and love then

Always love to come home to; home to Pete

Always to be in love, Pete at home, in love beside her

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That’s fine by me

Always we cleaned

Before the cleaner came

Always we leaned

Towards this life of love we named

The mistletoe on the Apple Blossom

The blackbird

With white plumage

Girl and boy, woman and man

Tailor, my sailor

My captain, my endless love

Smile

Warm eyes of welcome

Arguments

We keep those to ourselves

In this love

Warm of love well sung

Always

Do you remember?

Always

How could I forget?

Always I lent her

My safely now

Safety net

The drizzle cake

That’s fine by me

In a recipe book

You gave with love; for free

From Chatsworth

For the Duke of Devonshire

And me

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That Pete, he’s mine

Those curtains

The same as Kate’s curtains

Except

A different pattern

Except

Another colour

And no silk trim

Those biscuits

The same as Kate’s biscuits

Except

These are fancy

Except

Another kind of chocolate

And no coconut

Those tender moments

The same as Kate’s tender moments

Except

No, just the same

Except

No just the same, no other

And no regrets

We’re southern belles

In northern towns

We’re southern girls

In our summer gowns

This loving man

The same as Kate’s loving man

Except

That this ones mine

Except

That Pete, he’s mine

And well, did I ever tell you, he is so damned fine

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