Once Upon a Time

Once there was a girl, with stars and moonbeams in her eyes, Who sat with me beneath a willow tree. She gently held my hand, Caressed and kissed me, and Vowed that she was mine and loved me so. How sweet that moment many years ago. Once a callow boy, with fame and fortune as his prize, Looked at her there 'neath that willow tree. He laughed disdainfully and cried, "Your world's too small, my scope's too wide For you to comprehend." And he said no. How sad that moment all those years ago. Once upon a time, being selfish and unwise, I had no time for love and bade it go. But fleeting fame flew by so fast, And fickle fortunes didn't last. The friends and lovers I'd pursue Were, like me, shallow and untrue. Once there was a time my world was sweeter than I knew. I held true love in my grasp but let it go. How quickly, since, the years have flown, My fortune, fame, and youth are gone, Remorseful now, I wish in vain That once upon a time could come again.