A Rose By Any Other Name

When at a festive dance we met In gold were those dear moments set. We synchronised so sweetly Without any gaucherie. The hours like fleeting seconds sped Our present to our future wed But that reverie did sadly melt The way that Eden itself did wilt.. Trepidation on Boots' corner grew To meet you on our first rendezvous. Glistening was the pavement wet As the seconds just like hours crept Were butterflies afflicting you As your bus near the city drew? Our first meeting had been heart-true Could our first date idly fall through? No,it blossomed,bloomed and it grew. Auguries fair were in the air Glittering prizes ours to share. Your aunt the perfect match us deemed And so to all around it seemed But beware the tree of knowledge. We eventually split Although still one in spirit. Yet one glimmer of hope remained A letter from Calella came But answer there was not The die was cast The spell it broke. From that blank day until now That omission our sorrow Our beds were with other loves made And" Of it make the best,"we prayed. Would our union have been heaven sent? But those golden moments refulgent Forever enshrined in memory At least. An epitaph must now be written For harsh Death has my sweet Rose smitten My golden girl was taken today Eternity but a breath away.