You set the stage, <br />a lovely scene: <br />a starlit night, <br />the moon so bright, <br />a table by the sea, <br />candlelight, roses, <br />music for me... <br /> <br />Anticipation swelled <br />inside of me. <br />You took my hand, <br />we glided perfectly. <br />Breathless, eyes twinkling, <br />touching, holding, <br />gently falling... <br /> <br />But the moment <br />never came. <br />Words that touched the heart, <br />so difficult to frame. <br />Our smiles spoke for us <br />but all was just <br />in vain... <br /> <br />So many nights like this <br />came and went. <br />We never found the key <br />to say what we meant. <br />The sweetness we had, <br />the laughter we shared <br />had been slowly spent... <br /> <br />We passed up sadly <br />what might have been <br />For us, love was truly <br />an elusive dream, <br />Your eyes strayed away <br />and found other dames to sway. <br />Alas! ... <br /> <br />You set the stage, <br />a lovely scene: <br />a starlit night, <br />the moon so bright, <br />a table by the sea, <br />candlelight, roses, <br />music... but no, not for me...<br /><br />Maria Luz de Castro<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/falling-short-of-falling-in-love/
