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.
Copyright © Denis Bruce | Year Posted 2011
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