Some more poetry and flash fiction from one of my collections.

Today, as Valentine’s Day is around the corner… a bit about love new and enduring.

The Waltz

complete
captivation
to hold you in my arms
as we drift away in a waltz.
Such joy
as hearts beat in time to music
the notes a precious gift
and a prelude
to love.

Romantic Gestures.

For sixty years red roses, hearts and grand gestures had been his way of showing how much he loved her. Now as he sat beside her hospital bed he was at a loss. He desperately wanted to make her last moments as love filled as possible; but grand gestures were of no use now. She stirred and turned her head to look at him, attempting to speak. He leant closer to her and heard…