Been Visiting an Old Sweetheart

Named Elizabeth the last few days

“Just living is not enough…

One must have sunshine,

Freedom,

And a little flower.”

Hans Christian Anderson

I can hear her calling

While I’m fast asleep

Her beauty is tremendous

My love she’ll always keep

I’m happy when I’m with her

I’m very sad when I must leave

Time away from her is dreadful

It offers absolutely no reprieve

I excitedly awaken

At the very crack of dawn

Within only a few minutes

I’m up and dressed and gone

As I rush down the road to meet her

I hear her whispering in the breeze

She murmurs that she’s missed me

My pending presence makes her pleased

She knows that I respect her

And that my love forever will be true

She knows that when I’m with her

My heart and soul are never blue

Soon I reach her dwelling

And I rush to leave my car

I scurry down a wooded path

Knowing now she can’t be far

I pass a tiny babbling brook

That meanders so serenely

I even hear it welcoming me

As I listen very keenly

Soon the giant pine trees

Are welcoming me back too

And my heart is now soaring

Like an eagle in the blue

Suddenly the forest erupts

With melodious bird songs

Even they have welcomed me

And for their music I have longed

I’ve finally reached her enchanting side

She quickly fills my heart with pleasure

She is my gorgeous tiny wilderness lake

The end of the rainbow – a real treasure

My lovely Lake Elizabeth is located – somewhere in the northwoods.

I found her many years ago on my wanderings,

And I’m constantly drawn back to her side.

Luckily, Rebecca is very understanding.

She doesn’t mind sharing me with Elizabeth at all.