A long time ago,
On two distant shores,
In the gaze of the blinding sun
Two lovers synchronised their hearts
But not their times.
Their toes crafted love lines in the sand
Lines of vows that someday somewhere
Their love will collide,
In a fission of everlasting affection.
And for good measure
They built sandcastles
To shield their pledges and dreams.
The night sky, their only witness,
Held back the sprinkle of stars.
As the waves dimmed the sandy lines,
They followed,
Etched in their impatient hearts,
Their love maps.
Through the steps of Alfred the Great
They walked the stones of Chesil.
As they picked their first pebble,
Their hands held
In a knot of timeless devotion
Under a confetti of showering sparkles.
Forty pebbles later,
Each one chiselled with dreams and vows
From distant shores and time,
They remembered the waves of long ago
That carried the murmurs of their restless hearts.
Their timeless journey.
Our enduring love story.
JOURNEYS 