Somewhere Better

[dafydd manton]

You look beautiful, sleeping.
You breathe quietly
Your faced unlined
By the cares and woes
That I know haunt you.

You lie, curled up,
Your long, dark hair
Spread over the cushion,
Alone in your dream world
Where nobody can reach you.

Behind those lightly closed lids,
Sparkle the most gorgeous eyes,
Eyes that I could fall into.
Your long lashes curl,
As you smile that half-smile.

I'd love to be inside that head.
It looks like a beautiful world
I won't disturb, even with a kiss.
Sleep well, little one,
Sleep well.

X

[PrinceMyshkin]

How tender! What a declaration of refreshingly unequivocal love!

[dafydd manton]

Sometimes, just sometimes, your whole being just melts, and when it does, you have to do one of two things - either bottle it up, and be a bit selfish, or share it.

Thanks, Prince. Always appreciate your comments. It's what makes the Forum special, the cross-fertilisation of ideas, and the giving and especially accepting of each others comments.

[Jerrybaldy]

Very good Daffy. My thoughts were you were writing of a partner, until the end when, it switched to being a child. Pure love either way.

[Delta40]

a very nice poem Dafydd. reminds me of the Song 'Clare'

[dafydd manton]

Hmmmmm!! Not Quite! (Gilbert O'Sullivan, if I recall aright - and I hope I don't). Slightly off the mark.

[Delta40]

now don't you go controlling the impressions your poems have on your audience!

[dafydd manton]

*Rubs hands with glee* No, (heh heh heh), I was just playing mind games!!!

[Maryd.]

Dearest D, once again you managed to produce a piece of work that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Beautiful D.

[dafydd manton]

We aim to please! Glad you liked it!

[Jerrybaldy]

Oi. Lay off Gilbert. 'We will' and 'Alone again naturally' are classics that will one day be rediscovered. :P Love the man.

[Delta40]

isn't gilbert Leo Sayer's twin brother??

[Jerrybaldy]

Grr. leo is frankly a twat. Gilbert O on the otherhand is a piano playing tunesmith extrodinaire :)

[Delta40]

oh. sorry.
I was just a boy :-)

[dafydd manton]

Weren't we all, ducky!

[Delta40]

I believe dafydd at the beginning, at conception, we are all girls, then for some odd reason some cells mutate and bingo! a mutated human called boy. ha ha (ok, ok, so you rule the world, but you're still mutant ok????)

[Haunted]

is it ok if I choose to read it as a love poem to a woman? Love "Eyes that I could fall into."

[dafydd manton]

Haunted - You may choose as you wish - I will not be drawn!! But thanks very much for the comment!

D40 - sorry, no, I was actually knitted by a tribe of Amazons just outside Hanhnenklee Bockwiese, and imported. Through these veins flows Blood of the group K Pok!

[Delta40]

you have a knack of making me smile.

[Delta40]

just read Mad Dogs, Mad Cows and Englishmen on your site Dafydd. You have a great gift to ramble and entertain.

[Maryd.]

D, I think the poem was a romantic message and a beautiful one indeed.

[Jerrybaldy]

I was still in pigtails myself.

[Hawkman]

Oh dear! just another nice poem :D I was hoping for Nosferatu at least :devil:

Nice little picture you painted, Dafydd, bach.

Best, H

[dafydd manton]

Hawk, you're quick!!!! As for Nosferatu, I found it a bit of a Drac.

[Hawkman]

Evein' all.

Quick? As opposed to dead you mean?

[angliholic]

Hi, Daffy,
This little poem is like a tender hand of a handy man that will sure touch many a soul!

[dafydd manton]

Thanks angliholic!! I really appreciate that. It's rare I write something I'm quite proud of, but I'm big-headed enough on this occasion to like it too! Thank you again.