I Was the Reluctant Lover

Valentines poem about a girl I adored that I worked with but never had the guts to ask out! Faint heart, it is true, wins not the fair lady...

I was the reluctant lover She was a Goddess divine I was not as brave as a man should be And so her heart was never mine Oh, am I the fool of legend Am I the only one Who loved and lost as I never tossed My hat in the ring till the girl was gone? And as I look at the picture Her face and smile come to mind May we always find a beautiful memory of another Though we may never meet another of their kind. I was that hunter with his dogs Who left the lady sitting naked and alone To hunt for all the vanities of life And lost the lady he desired as his own. A hunter hunts for glory and alone And relishes the company of his hound But the greatest hunt is of the heart And for me will the quarry ever be found? Should she again come into my range Then with arrows and hounds I shall descend And stop the hunt, and run the hounds And maybe for me be a happy end?

Reviews

[David Lewis Paget]

I'm sure that you're not the only one who has lacked the front to approach one who is fascinating to us, and have thus lost the opportunity to discover whether she is the one, or not. Nicely read in your Irish brogue.
(But seriously, if you really did leave her naked and alone - what the hell were you thinking of, man??? )

[Tai Chi Italy]

Nice one Thomas! You men always get it right in the end!

I liked your presentation very much.

Big smile from

Tai

[LisetteCanWrite!]

I found this sad yet filled with wisdom.. I love that it is narrated (I will admit here there is just something so adorable about English, Irish or Australian accents that I find so enticing and interesting). Your story is one that I think alot of people can relate to.. sometimes when we are really attracted to someone it's so hard to "go for it".. terrible though to live with regrets of "what if".. even I have felt that in the past though.. it is those accounts that sometimes breathe passion into us.. a hard lesson not knowing "if" it would have worked out.. if written in reality.. I hope you find someone some day that makes that experience fade out.. everyone is worthy of love.. great flow, essence and creativity!