Whenever I close my eyes

I watched you run from the sauna to the December sea -

I felt dizzy with love watching you -

I wanted to shout out you are lovely -

I had to be silent, pretending not to be looking at you -

I remembered how I'd felt your heart on mine -

I'd said you had bought light into my life -

You were a bright star in a dark sky - 

Whenever I close my eyes, I see you -

Beautiful and brave, running across the sand -

December 2025

East Stoke, Ferring