A Scent of Roses

I put away the silver The crystal…carefully wrapped The china gathers dust My plans for life were scrapped I had no need for trivial things The world had stopped for me There would be no more tomorrow As far as I could see The dining table set for two The candlelight that glowed The flowers that you brought me The love you always showed Those memories were too painful For me to try to bear Those things forever gone now That we can’t ever share But time has a way of healing And grief begins to fade And we tend to cling to memories Of the life that we had made I remember how the silver gleamed In the glow of candlelight And the scent of blooming roses Wafting the air those special nights I still set your place at the table On our “special” romantic night The crystal sparkles brightly In the glow of candlelight The scent of roses wafts the air I feel your presence near As I lovingly raise my glass to say “Happy Anniversary Dear” Copyright©2005 Beatrice Boyle (All rights reserved)