JUST YOU AND ME

When the guests had staggered home 
And the last glasses been clinked
And the band had tucked their trumpets up in bed
You and I were left alone
With the whispering village streets
On a silent Saturday night in early may

The river sang a gentle lullaby
As the roses spluttered softly in their sleep
And the old stone bridge heaved a heavy sigh
And no-one was there to hear but you and me

I offered to walk you home 
And you answered 'yes please
Protect me from the gangs of daffodils
And marauding garden gnomes 
And the doves cooing in the trees
And the panzies lurking in cottage window cills!' 

And of all the goblins and trolls in the West Country
The wildest of all the beasts that night was me
So we made it safely home to your B'n'B
All the way from the village hall just you and me

Just me and you and me and you 
Underneath the moon
Like two children wandering in a fairy tale
Walking hand in hand
Through a distant magic land
Which all the adults told us wasn't real

And as I strolled along with you on that gentle night
Under the quiet stars through the pretty village streets
I wished everyone could feel nature's magic love
That filled the air that night for you and me
That filled the air that night for you and me

May 2016