Once Upon a Summer

Why is it that she hadn't wed? Our dear aunt told her story, Speaking gently so we wouldn't cry And needn't be too sorry. "I've had a lovely, full life And all of you my dears. This happened very long ago, So please don't waste your tears. Going, gone our summer, Once welcomed in with glee. So many solemn promises That were not meant to be. Loving vows unspoken, Summer slipped slowly by, Taking all the lovely dreams Dishonored by a lie. A treasured, lacy, wedding dress Sentenced never to be worn As was the ring he'd promised With my finger to adorn. A lie and then another Had torn my world apart. We said goodbye to summer, The one that broke my heart."