Summer Solstice 2002...
Summer Solstice last night - I went up the Ridgeway,
to a place I call my own, taking with me two candles
and my thoughts.
A strange night - warm, humid, a bit too overcast to
see the moon or the stars properly.
Lit by my two candles, I sat and waited for the dawn.
03:57 - the first hint of sunrise. Mist. Fields. Trees.
The distant drone of a motorcycle.
And I'm alone, but thinking of you.
Oh, how I thought of you.
And how much I miss you - miss your golden hair,
Miss the way I feel when your pale blue eyes look at me,
Miss the wonderful safe sensation of being in your arms,
Miss the roughness of your chin against my cheek.
I love you.
More than I've loved anyone else on this planet.
How much do I love you? Well, count every star in the sky,
Multiply it by every breath I've ever taken,
Add the number of times my heart's beaten.
That's how much I love you. And yes, each and every day,
Every hour, every minute, every second,
The strength of my love for you increases.
And it always will. My love has no half-life.
Everything I can do, I'd do for you.
I'd move the stars for no one except you.
Count every grain of sand on a beach for no-one except you.
I fell into the hole called You;
I tried to get out, but You is oh just too good a place
For me to ever leave behind.
But now all I have are discarded angel's feathers,
And second-hand light from your radiant beauty to guide me on my path.
You have such beautiful eyes. So beautiful.
04:15 - first candle burns out.
It's light now. I think again of you and I am no longer afraid.
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