Chocolate Hearts
By Morna Sullivan
I could have kept them all to myself
Eating each piece on my own,
Slowly, savouring every delicious moment.
Instead, our lifetime of sharing began,
The good and bad, dark, white and milky days
When I opened that black and gold box.
Shiny, red foil encased the treasures within,
The rich, sweet aroma teased our taste buds
As we breathed in that tantalising aroma.
I carefully unwrapped a ruby cabochon
You reluctantly took one too.
Relishing a shared melting moment
As two delicious chocolate hearts
Finally dissolved and disappeared.
The start of a love affair
Of sharing our chocolate hearts.
We rationed that box
Tasting them together until every
Chocolate heart had melted into memories.
And while you stole my heart, forever,
Chocolate-stained lips melted into chocolate kisses.
At each anniversary we still indulge
In our melted memories and savour
Each new memory of delicious chocolate hearts.
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Morna Sullivan has always loved stories and has been reading and writing stories and poems since she could read and write. She is a member of the Coney Island Writers Group and a Society of Childrenโs Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) member regularly attending the Belfast chapter meetings. She volunteers as SCBWI Regional Advisor (Ireland) leading a team of volunteers supporting childrenโs writers and illustrators across Ireland.
She has had a number of poems and short stories published and has won creative writing competitions at local and national level, with her work written in English and Ulster-Scots.
http://mornawriter.blogspot.co.uk/




Ahh, life is sweet! Thanks Moma.