I should have known

when I recalled
the color of your eyes
soon after I first
looked into them

and when I went on
noticing your absence
  looking for you
  among the crowd

I should have known

when finally
I saw you walk in
   wet with rain
and felt like singing

I should have recognized

   but probably did not
   dare admit to myself
how much I longed
to be
with this lovely
woman