The answer to yesterday’s riddle was…

a SMILE!

Congratulations to Kerry Dehning, who came closest with her guess of “breath”.

Stay tuned… more riddles coming next week!

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It is March 1994, Jonathan is 14, and he is totally smitten with a girl named Jackie who he met at World Youth Day in Summer 1993.

To Jackie;

Love poems written
in the past
have shared memories
that would last

For us, there is but one
memory there
but I hope that’s not all
that we share

Waiting for you
to come to me
is something I can’t afford
a luxury
because if I didn’t see you
at least once again
I could never see
another woman
without thinking of you
and the presence you gave
walk him that night
on a cold street paved

Without seeing you
or knowing your true face
I tend to think
I’ll lose my place

Lost in life
without knowing you
it will be hard
to make it through

I can’t live without
your voice that I hear
without it I lose
my hope and I fear
facing tomorrow
without you my side
and without I’d lose
the ability to try

Everything about you
a bad thing, I couldn’t say
all I think about is
I want to see you today

I’m following what I feel
inside my heart
and I hope that’s where
will find our start

In a world of hope,
Faith, and care,
I hope there’s something
more that we share

Love

– – – – – – – –

Will you share your heart with me?
A heart, I know I want to see
it will make me feel free
Will you share your heart with me

I will share my heart with you
to show you we can make it through
to help you in all that you do
I will share my heart with you

Can we share all we’ve got
swinging together in a hammock
can we learn to share our thoughts
can we share all we’ve got?

Can I share my heart with you?
Will you share your heart with me?

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Notes:

Jackie became my first unrequited love experience.

(I was a pretty deep 8th grader, huh?)

This one took me a while to get over.

(Bear in mind reading this that I had only met her once, and only for about 4 hours.)