HE WAS FROM CALIFONIA

A Poem by DONALD EISSLER

ROMANCE FROM A DISTANCE

She was a local singer
In a country western band.
Played a lot of places,
Mostly one night stand's.
.
She had a voice so gifted
Like angles from above.
Had every thing she needed
Except someone she could love.
.
She would sing her heart out
Almost every night.
But what she really wanted
Was a handsome shiny Knight.
.
Many Knights had come along
On great steeds of white.
Wanting her to ride away
Always something wasn’t right.
.
She always seemed afraid
To open up her heart.
Many knights had tried
But quickly they did part.
.
Then one day she met
A slightly tarnished one.
He asked her out to dinner
Maybe he would be the one.
.
He was from California.
Flew in on a silver stead.
Was a very handsome Knight
Oh yes he was indeed!!
.
He was rather different
Not like all the rest.
She felt a stirring in her
To this she did attest.
.
Asked if he could see her
Before he went away.
She was happy that he asked
Really wanting him to stay.
.
Told her he’d be coming back
And promised her he could
She had heard all this before
And wondered if he would.
.
That was not so long ago
Maybe the year two thousand five
Seemed they beat all the odds
‘Cause their Love is still alive.
.
She now no longer sings
In any country western bands.
For now there are two Tarnished Knights
No longer any one night stands
.
Still has the voice of an Angel
So calming when she sings
But she now just sings lullaby’s
For on her breast her baby clings