Rhinowe, 72

i can't believe i'm here again...but i guess being picky is better than being with the wrong person. my parents both died last year...at the age of 99...about 9 months apart...after being married for 78 years. i watched these two wonderful people love each other for my entire life and i always hoped that i would find the same. well...now i want to travel but i don't want to do it alone. after my time in the army during which i served as a green beret...i hitchhiked more than 45 thousand miles through 42 states. i kept a journal in poetry of my experiences during the trip. when i returned i published the first of 5 books of poetry. i have performed my poetry all over the country for the past 40 years. the poet in me chooses to believe anything is possible so i am looking for my last first date. here is a sample of one of my poems hopefully giving you an idea just how i feel about love.

just a dream

i love you...it's so strange to feel this way...
for so long i was convinced that you weren't real...
you were just a dream i never dreamed would stay...
and i dreamed of feelings i never thought i'd feel.

i always thought that love was a beautiful thing...
that i'd think about but never really find...
and i'd settle for less than what real love would bring...
love seemed to be a fantasy of mine.

so i can't believe it's happening though i wanted it so much...
i just never thought it ever would come true.
i'm afraid you're going to wake so be gentle when you touch...
if it's a dream i want to sleep my whole life through.

like a goal set so far that you know you'll never get there...
i was happy just to hope that you could be...
even half the special person i'm finding out you are...
and twice the love i ever wished for me.
james bruce joseph sievers

i'd like to find someone who is as honest as she is pretty...especially on the inside. i voted for donald trump so if that is an issue for you