She Whispered I Love You

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Think this could be rewritten as a cute song.  Would need to come up with a chorus though and even out the syllables.

She Whispered “I Love You”  (MJH 20150619)

She whispered “I love you”
As we danced real close.
She caught me by surprise,
As I looked into her eyes,
And time suddenly froze.
I said “I love you, too.”

She whispered “I love you”
When I kneeled with the ring.
So, while trying to be clever
I said “that better be forever,”
(She nodded, saying nothing)
“Because I really love you, too.”

The Chaplain said the words,
Then we both said “I do”--
And she kissed me with a smile.
Walking back down the aisle
She called out “I love you”
Underneath the upraised swords.

A few years later,
I heard the happy news.
“Congratulations, Mommy.
We’re now a real family.”
We’d need both pinks and blues.
Life just couldn’t be better.

Your hair greyed, my hair thinned.
Always standing side by side.
Days became months became years-
Most filled with joy, then later tears.
One sad day, at her graveside,
I heard “I love you” on the wind.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 6/21/2024 3:27:00 PM
Mark, this is a wonderful write. The last call I had with my mom (not knowing she would soon die) was I love you, back and forth. For that I am grateful. Hugs ~ Kim
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 6/26/2024 1:51:00 PM
Thanks for commenting. I'm rather partial to this one.
Date: 1/6/2024 7:43:00 AM
Such a tender, loving poem. I had to leave my thoughts.
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 1/12/2024 9:44:00 PM
Thanks for commenting; you're the first for this poem, which I wrote back in 2015. You would probably also like my sijoo Writing In Sand And Stone, and my lyric Chips And Salsa.
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