21. A Triolet Of Heartbreak
Why did you have to go away
and leave me with a broken heart.
I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
why did you have to go away.
Why did you have to go away
and leave me with a broken heart.
I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
why did you have to go away.
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The other day I lost you.
How will I ever make it through?
I had to watch you be in all that pain.
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I miss our moments together,
I treasure each memory.
You left with the key to my heart;
Your life lives on through me.
Please take time to listen
Hear what I have to say
I know I'm not there to guide you
And you know I was taken away
Beneath a night veil bordered with black roses,
such a pallid, yet beauteous face,
nightingales nestled at her feet.
She's adept at knowing when to let
Having lost my husband in January this year, I really related to your poem - beautifully written. Very best wishes, Ann (D. Stevenson)