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Willem
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since 1999-11-18

Posts 139
Inverness, FL, USA

0 posted 1999-12-21 11:43 PM

LAST BLIND DATE

It happened on a Christmas eve,
back in our little hometown church,
where I was seated next to her, my date.
She had reluctantly accepted, and so had I,
this blind date, lovingly arranged by friends
before I had arrived in town on Christmas leave...

But as we started singing those beautiful old hymns
we listened secretly, each to the other's voice,
while peeking furtively, each at the other's face,
and praying silently that God would tell us if
this stranger next to us might be the one
we both had waited for so long...

Then, when the final song was sung we peeked again
and caught each other in the act, ashamed at first,
that smiling eyes and lips revealed too much,
but suddenly we knew the glorious truth
that this was love, the real thing!
Yes, God had spoken...

by Willem, Dec.'99

Balladeer

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 1999-12-21 11:49 PM

A touching poem, Willem.........

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

2 posted 1999-12-21 11:56 PM

Beautiful, Willem! Simply beautiful!

Denise

Willem
Member

since 1999-11-18

Posts 139
Inverness, FL, USA

3 posted 1999-12-22 12:03 PM

Thank you, Balladeer! I wrote this to
commemorate that first and last blind
date she and I had, on Christmas Eve
of 1939. We've had countless dates
together since, most recently yesterday.
At 83, we are still madly in love.

Willem

Severn
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-17

Posts 7704

4 posted 1999-12-22 12:57 PM

Wow!
That is so lovely!!!

Big smiles here, Willem - and your poem is great.

K

starboards
Member

since 1999-10-14

Posts 467
longwood, florida

5 posted 1999-12-22 12:59 PM

Willem...this poem is the only real proof of love...thank you for sharing it with us!

Starboards

"I wont look back, I wont regret, though it hurts like hell someday I will forget"

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

6 posted 1999-12-22 05:14 AM

Willem,
All this time I thought you were a young man,
A polished one at that!
I'm enjoying your poetry, and this is no exception!
Liz

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