Margaret Memoli – Honourable Mention

Margi is a Christian who is a wife and mother and currently a full-time homemaker. She is addicted to drinking coffee, reading, birdwatching, and writing poetry.  Margi is just an ordinary woman in love with an extraordinary God, and seeks to glorify Him with her life and work.

Dance With Me

You still melt me
with fudgy brown eyes
once flashing with mischief,
now flooding with memories.

You still melt me
with tawny rugged hands
once caressing my spine,
now fumbling with shoelaces.

When snow falls
and bitter cold
grips my bones,
you light a fire in me
that melts even
the deepest drift.

When did we grow
this old?
What happened
to spring
and summer
and how did we not see
autumn
on the horizon?

Gaze at me again
with mischief,
touch me again
with longing.
Gather me in your arms
and dance with me,
sweep me off my feet
and twirl me
like a bride.
Whisper in my ear
that our love,
unlike age,
has no limit.

Winter is on its way.