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bit by bit as I approach \u2026..
\nI feel the gentle pull\u00a0\u00a0 ~
\nof the white petals
\nsprinkled delicately
\nalong the sidewalk
\nbeneath the flowering
\npear trees
\nfrom where they had fallen
\na captivating lure
\nlike the saintly voice
\nthat flows
\nfrom a mystical creature
\nknown as\u00a0\u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0 siren
\nI am pulled
\ntoward you
\nmy dear
\nsweet friend
\nhow I yearn
\nto once again
\ntake our
\nleisurely strolls
\ndown the streets
\nof where you live
\nin Chesapeake
\nwhile sipping a Bloody Mary
\nor when we were
\nout and about
\nthe streets of Richmond
\nwe visited the reality of Poe
\nand then watched
\nour football team
\nat that place called
\nBuffalo Wild Wings
\nand never
\nto be forgotten
\nour day near
\nthe Elizabeth River\u2019s edge
\nat Deep Creek
\nPortsmouth City Park
\nthen later by the dock
\nas we peered
\nacross the waters
\nto Norfolk \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n
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\nlike these
\nis why I know
\nfor sure
\nyou are The Muse<\/em>
\nfor me
\nwho inspires me
\nbecause of who you are
\nto be more than
\nI thought
\nI would ever be
\nwhether standing with you
\nin front of
\nthe Chesapeake
\nWater Tower
\nor far away from you
\nwhen I hear your voice
\nas the siren of mystical times
\nwhile standing
\nunder the branches
\nof a flowered
\npear tree
\nwith its
\nwhite petals\u00a0 ~\u00a0 touching
\nmy feet \u2026..\u00a0\u00a0 being
\nforever pulled towards you<\/p>\n