Wednesday, August 12, 2009

gum tree

My father always used to say to me

As a means of expressing everything just
simply

Without complex reasoning and tireless
justification

I love you more than the tallest gum tree.


You were tall, not quite 6’2

But with shoulders to rival eagles wings

At ease in the water, crisp, clear, blue

You stole me in no more than a glance.


Strong and tanned your arms caressed me

Your callused fingers brushing my alabaster
skin

Tangling my otherwise unidentifiable blonde
hair

Your eyes met mine, that devastating smile.



Every moment you took to whisper

Be mine, my electric girl, my beautiful
stranger

I’d smile a smile so broad it’s blinding

Kiss you with more passion than ever.


Time apart seems so endless

You never leave me though, not now or then

I miss you every perfect night, my angel
boy

I love you more than the tallest gum tree

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