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You called me and told me all about yourself,

a voice like an angel, sweet.

Said you were lonely and hoping to find

a kindred soul to meet.

I never was one for a blind date before,

never much cared for surprise.

Heard from my friends who had tried this before,

that every blind date tells lies.

So I heeded the warning and braced for the worst,

as I waited outside by the door.

But I still recall the hush of that night,

and the lights on the bay by the shore.

The ocean breeze tried to steady my nerves

as we walked hand in hand through the sand.

Her laughter rolled soft as a song from the sea,

and I felt like a whole new man.

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We talked until midnight beneath the old pier,

the tide whispering low at our feet.

She spoke of her travels and all she had lost,

and the dreams she was chasing to keep.

The lanterns burned down, the hours drifted past,

yet it felt like the night never moved.

Two strangers adrift in the moon’s silver path,

finding something that needed no proof.

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Now years have rolled by like the waves on that beach,

and her voice still rings clear as before.

When I think of the day I first looked in her eyes,

I still see that cafe by the shore.

I took a chance when I opened that door,

and I thank every star up above.

For a blind date that showed me what life’s meant to be —

a journey that ends up in love.