Just My Imagination

You've sparked my imagination
And my pen just wants to fly
It's trying to write of our meeting
Just the first for you and I

You picked me up on foot
My favorite way to travel
A smile played upon your face
As you kicked at rocks in the gravel

I could see a memory
Passing through your mind
I'm glad it was the happy sort
As they can be so hard to find

We talked of so many different things
Much like friends that have lost touch
I could've drowned in your sense of humor
I know I have never laughed so much

I watched you pluck a blade of grass
And thoughtfully begin to chew
It made me burst out laughing
As that's something I use to do

But grandpa once told me a story
That I just bet you was true
It was all about a puppy dog
And what he put on what I chewed

I told you my grandpa's simple story
And you made me laugh till I was blue
My story made you spit out that blade of grass
That you had so thoughtfully chewed

The evening came upon us
And the sunset was all aglow
We decided a picnic on the beach
Would be the perfect way to go

I watched as you built a fire
It felt so nice and toasty warm
It added an intimacy to our evening
And I admit my emotions were torn

I'm a very romantic soul at heart
And with you I felt totally at ease
I was happy just sitting there beside you
As we listened to songs riding on the breeze

Watching the sparks from the fire
And hearing the songs on the breeze
I reached for my heart, my guitar,
As an idea came that wouldn't let me be

I smiled at your puzzled look
As I strummed the first few chords
My mind was picturing the flying embers
Going up to the fireplace of our Lord's

My imagination was on full tilt
And I lifted my voice in a song
"These aren't embers; they're really Angels
And they have been with us all along

The warmth isn't from the fire
Serenity isn't in the lapping tide
The peace I have was given to me
A gift from God I carry inside

I opened my eyes to see your smile
And the picture you drew in the sand
It was so obvious anyone could see it
Jesus was holding the world in his hand



I instantly broke out laughing
So much joy was bubbling inside
I couldn't have a better time
No matter how hard I tried

We had something solid to build on
A common love of the Lord
This knowledge erases many fears
A new friendship can ill afford

You stood and gallantly helped me up
Our hearts much lighter than before
It wasn't long before we were sharing
How each of us had knocked on his door

Everything was so very perfect
The night, the setting, your hand in mine
Conversation became so easy between us
It seems my dreams come alive this time

I have finally met a man of God
And he's not afraid to show his heart
We have our love of Jesus in common
Our friendship couldn't pray for a better start

There became a new freedom in us
That allowed us to open up and share
We found we had a lot in common
With a difference thrown in here and there

Our goals were set on the same path
Yet different approaches had been taken
We had both thought ourselves loved before
And both found ourselves to be mistaken

We left our picnic site to go strolling
Hand in hand the sand between our toes
Looking back it now seems funny how we
Shared in almost whispers our highs and lows

When it got late the breeze turned crisp
And you suggested going back to the fire
I agreed but didn't want to admit
That I too was beginning to tire

You stirred the fire and added wood
While I poured out two glasses of wine
Then you came and sat down beside me
And your arm around me suited me just fine

Glasses half empty snug as two bugs in a rug
I listened to you quote poetry you'd written
WHAM BAM it all of a suddan hit me
With you I had indeed become smitten

At that exact moment you tipped my head to yours
And placed your lips sweetly over mine
I blush to remember how long we stayed
Sharing kisses, touching...forgetting time

We gave ourselves up to the moment
And gave all that we possessed
The ground shook and the sky exploded with color
We rode the waves to their highest crests

It was in your arms I came to realize
I'm not me anymore...I'm totally alive
Together we've passed clouds and rainbows
Your soul took mine and taught it to fly

Your loving is like your poetry
Magic in every stroke of the artistic pen
I think I could get so very use to
Experiencing them both again and again


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