I Once Was Sure

I once was sure that we’ll together be
Forever in love you and me,
That as we kissed on our wedding day
As “I do” we both say,
We’ll hold our hands from thence forth
Till our strengths fail us both
Then a ribbon around our hands we’ll tie
To hold together your hand and mine.

Now my Love, all that seem remote,
(I call you Love because I still love you),
Our wedding day, our kisses, our held hands – alas! Our hopes,
It will never be a future we once knew.
Many things will become strange and unfamiliar,
Time may heal or may kill;
But one thing I recognize my Dear,
Is that love I still keep for you.

*To Sarah L. whom I loved very very dearly.

Jack