A Poem Revisited

Alison and I began our relationship long-distance. It was instant love, starting on November 2nd, 2001. She came to New Orleans to be my date for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. When she left, I wrote her a poem, which she felt obliged to keep (go figure) and paste it down into a scrapbook.

So tonight I am reading Ali's book, and likewise feel obliged to re-purpose the same words again.
I admit to changing a few now, but only because of some language errors:

"All My Thoughts Are Of You"

Right now the sun is setting.
Now the waves crash into the shore.
Right now the stars are roaming
Like all the nights they have before.

So why does the world seem different?
Why do those beauties not hold my gaze?
Because they will remain long after us
Long after we end our days.

It's your breaths that are beautiful
It's these moments that matter most.
You are the beauty that is setting
In mind you crash into the coast.

It's you that roams across the sky
It's you that fills my eyes.
For you are the one most precious
You're my lullaby.

So why does the world seem different?

Because it's you that fill my eyes.



So we're back into a long-distance relationship, love. I'm still yours.