My Gatekeeper

She happened without warning

A friend I never knew

’Til I looked out one morning

upon the crystal dew

My garden was lit with life

The butterflies, they flew

Gerberas bloomed a-plenty

where deadly thorns once grew

Hints of basil took the air

Then, as if right on cue

The rain clouds, they all parted

The sun came in to view

She sat quiet with legs crossed

This place where no-one’s been

She gazed with story-book eyes

No frowns here to be seen

Asking what she’s doing here

She said “Why, can’t you see?”

Then touched the ground beside her

And said “Come sit with me”

I asked “How did you get in?”

She giggled, all care-free

Then brought her hand from her lap

and winked “I have a key”

A warm sense came to my face

My dimples caught my tears

“Sweetheart, if you want to know...

I like you being here”

She picked me up and held me

So tight and oh so near

Then lit the path before me

A path now crystal clear

This gorgeous girl, amazing

Never been more sincere

She found the heart of this man

And drove away my fears