This poem was written for an exceptional, beautiful woman – my dear friend, Dara – whose presence in my life is a blessing…

You’re the poem I pen
On a winter’s night
Comforting my heart
Rhymes of warm delight

© 2025 Phil Perkins

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Note: I used Affinity Photo and Dall-e-3 (AI) to create this digital artwork last autumn, while thinking of Dara.

Something in the Way She Moves, by James Taylor (1968) – see lyrics here.