Eva Patterson

Perth, Scotland

A pupil at St. Mary's Music School in Edinburgh for 7 years, I achieved 10 '0' grades, 3 higher + 'A' level music. I toured America and Europe with choirs and orchestras, playing the oboe. When I left school, I studied music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and attained my B.A. degree. I worked as a woodwind instructor and then studied Divinity at Glasgow University. Nowadays, I spend my time raising money for charities. I share a flat with my best friend Mary Stewart.

Love's Tornoquay

Far away on the wall
behind the garden through the trees,
sat a little man
Green in his own little way
as well as the gnomes
+ the grass + the sun
lay a little white lady
lying on the shelf
with a wee pink tornoquay
whatever that might be
was vital and urgent
in its demonstrativity
together with our hands
that were clasped together
our love was growing
+ had been grown
until the bud flowered
+ out grew a shoot
which flowed from the pen
of a long forgotten master
of the wind + the rain
all the stains of winter
were gone, + still,
I sat in the room
+ took in the scene
my loves pain had blossomed
into a difficult strain
until the end was due to come
+ then it was all gone
my great blue cloud
of grey + white + green.

Unfinished True Love

When I saw your face today my day was made
When you touched my hand my heart was slayed.
You mean so much to me each day - each moment
You make my life worth living you take my breath away.

Don't ever leave me don't ever forget me don't leave me behind nor forsake me.
Yet still I fear that this bliss shall end that I will wake to a nightmare that will drive me round the bend.
I don't ever want to leave you I need you now
I'll love you always so please don't frown,
Don't let this feeling stop that I have for you
I need your touch your gentle kiss to help me through the day.
Blessings abound when you are near your smile makes me happy
makes me laugh
I love to see you smile and feel your body next to mine
To be with you is like a dream come true the reason for living
When you're happy I'm just fine but when you're sad I'm blue.