My Island

Ah, my island. Terceira, Azores. Oh how I miss it.

There is an island

Hardly anyone does know

No one has ever heard of

Where no one does go.

But I came to the island

When I was a small girl

I sorely missed home

My head was in a whirl.

I stood on the beach

And looked out to sea

As I did, I saw you

And you saw me.

A girl my age

About seven or so

With wavy blonde hair

Skin like snow.

I was shy, outspoken

You flashed a smile

Held out a shell in your hand

Said, "Lets play for a while".

I returned the smile,

And away you ran

And we laughed all day

As played in the sand.

As the golden sun set

We laid on the shore

"Lets always be friends," you said

I smiled to the core.

That day I found

A friend like no other

We spent days upon days

Laughing with one another.

Though we're older

And we're miles away

I would give anything to go back

To relive that first day.

To tell you we'll be friends

And I'll always be here

As long as I got you

There's nothing I'll fear.

Reviews

[Patrick Henry]

Beautiful poem!! Love the beats and rhythms. Almost all of my poems are kinda strict to it... past the first 25 or so on my list. Your poem reminds me of a movie called "Return to the Blue Lagoon" where it takes place on a beautiful island that you have also painted for ME to witness here. : ) Wonderful poem and story, start to finish!! One thing threw me off and it's just the "tense" of the word. In the third stanza you say that you "stood" on a beach, but that you "look" out to sea. One is in the present and the other is in the past.. "stood". Beautiful, whitenight..... xxoox -Mark

[whiteNight]

Ahhh it's so awesome to hear your enjoyed it!(:
I really wanted the reader to imagine the island and gain a feel to it, and I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed it!(:
Oh, I didn't even notice that! Thank you for pointing that out to me.
Thanks for the kind words!

[Patrick Henry]

Any time, of course!! lol I will be BACK to your island again.... xoxo -Mark

[annabellee]

aw that's such a sweet and touching poem about your friend. I loved the strong emotions of connection that you portrayed here.
Well penned :)

[whiteNight]

Thanks so much:D

[annabellee]

you're most welcome :)

[zainul]

Fabulous write.
You may love to omit this line from the last line.
I can't see any reason for keeping it there.

[whiteNight]

Aha thank you!
I was also debating whether I should keep the extra line in the last stanza - but thank you for giving me your insight on it! I really appreciate the kind words on the poem!