Coffee shop, flooded with gold,

Our drinks still full, had gone cold.

I said “I should go, it’s getting late”

she said “should we continue this date?”

Two pairs of footprints engrained in the snow,

Side by side we strollled, our hearts aglow.

She said “thanks for tonight” as we arrived at my home,

My heart ached from seeing her go.

This was meant to be just a date,

I was prepared for a fling not fate.

More snow began to fall,

I watched as she danced in it, like a princess at a ball.

This time was different from my past,

If I did things right, then this one could last.

I knew love now, and I had found here,

A revelation that took too long to appear.

I shouted “wait!”, and she turned around,

This was a love I longed to be found.