This is Love - Visitor's Love Poem

by Zubaida Ahmed
(Sierra Leone)

Once upon a time,
Under the promise tree of love,
I met a pretty maid.
Starring at two turtle doves
Feeding each other.
On her face is beauty;
On her lips red roses grow.
I looked into her rebellious hazel eyes
And saw the love of my life.
Her looks and smiles made me
Buzz like a crazy bee.
Something has happened to me.
I can hear the sound of my heart beat
And feel the warm flow in my veins.
Is this really love at first sight?
At night I can hear her voice calling far away
And in the darkness of my doubts
I can see the lamp of love lifted in a distance.
What has happened to me?
I want to look at her face again and again;
Feel the warmth of her embraces and inhale her breath.
I want to stare at her again and again;
And tell her she is all I ever wanted
I love you...