"Before the Heartaches" 1973: poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

When she smiles a warmth engulfs
The valleys - people smile to know she's there
When she laughs young lovers know it
And I feel that time is dancing through despair

I can laugh, but then who hears me
If she laughs and she is near me
I can face the broken dreams without a care

When the world wakes up each morning - 
I can hear her calling nature to her side
When she smiles upon her lovers they all know
She can be only nature's bride

If I laugh, I try to show it
When she laughs, everyone knows it
She was light while never ever having tried

If she were mellow
I'd like to say
You are the best thing that has
happened today

If she were with me
I'd say hello
Wherever you will take me
I'll go

And all the time I try to convey
All the nice things I really want to say
I find I stumble like a schoolboy with a crush
If she'd accept me, I'd probably blush.

I know I love the moment's creature
And I wish I were a teacher
But we find someone we'd worship
for life.

If only I didn't care for tradition
If only she liked me only for what I am
My poems would be light
Like this one tries to be
If only I didn't give a damn.