When I was seventeen, my life changed forever... I'm fifty-seven years old, but even now I remember everything from that year, down to the smallest details. I relive that year often in my mind, bringing it back to life, and I realise that when I do, I always feel a strange combination of sadness and joy. There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well. So I take the memories as they come, accepting them all...And so begins a tale of true love, first love, and everlasting love...(taken from A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks)...and with this poem, here is my version of the story...
Back when women wore ribbons in their hair,
Back when I was young and fair,
Back when there was soft, spotless sand,
Back when we held each other's hand.
Step by step across the sand,
Fastened tightly hand in hand,
Moment by moment, time goes by,
The time has come to say goodbye.
You're leaving for a place miles away,
Unreachable like a star so far away,
Seeing you go is the purest of pain,
Will we see each other ever again?
The stains of tears you wiped away,
You whispered that all will be okay,
That kiss I wished would last forever,
Is this the last time we'll be together?...
Now time has passed and years gone by,
And buildings have now shot up to the sky,
Yet it seems just like yesterday,
When you took my heart away.
Whenever I gaze upon the stars,
I see my diamond from afar,
Whenever I listen to the tide,
I hear our song that will ever abide.
A simple walk on a silent night,
Under the moonlight so clear and bright,
A walk of fragrance of love so tender,
Surely a walk to remember forever.
published in youth2, The Star sometime in March(8th of March 2006 i think....)
