The Rose Of Inch ©

Tonight I went walking in the moonlight
Through the leaves still falling from the trees
In the silence that comes rustling with the night
To spend a little time just missing you

I could see the village lights in the distance
But couldn’t bear to walk there without you
It’s been so long since we were there together
I’m guessing that the folks there miss you too

I was talking to some old friends yesterday
We touched on all the changes that we’ve seen
And just like me they wonder how you are
And wonder if you miss our fields of green

The frost is slowly settling for the evening
The leaves becoming fragile underfoot
Above the loch a mist is gently forming
And I can’t stop myself from missing you

The scented lanes that wind along the loch side
Ablaze in spring with shades of every hue
Never felt so lonely in the moonlight
As if the lanes of Inch still miss you too

The haunted pond down by the ruined Castle
Holds a vague reflection of the moon
And shimmers in the mist as if recalling
The last time I came strolling here with you

It’s so easy to imagine we still share
This paradise we took for granted once
When we were barely more than children
Before we braved the foothills of romance

And it’s easy to remember what it felt like
To taste the lips that once so softly kissed
And as moonlight shades into the dawning
To lose myself in love so sweetly missed

Chorus:
I know that you and I can’t be together
I hope you know you’ll always have my heart
And although I wasted every chance dear
It’s enough that I still miss you my sweetheart

Authors Note:
Castle Kennedy, Scotland 01 12 06
(A tiny village in beautiful countryside in south west Scotland, with eight lochs within a radius of about a mile and a half. The White Loch, referred to above, lies about three hundred yards to the north of the village, entirely hidden from the view of the world that rushes past on the A75. Consequently it’s fairly quiet. The scenery is a bit special! And haunts those who dare to move away)