The Meeting

To Nora, my lifelong love..

If you and I had never met
the loss would all be mine
Imagine arriving at heavens gate
and the doorbell had no chime
The darkest days of winter
would always be the same
If we hadn't met, and we didn't talk
and I never knew your name
But the event occurred we were introduced
my eyes were locked on you
When our hands touched to say "Hello"
I gave my heart too
I was yours back then and I always knew
that the future was hard to tell
So after all the years, of laughter and tears
I'm still enraptured by your spell

Empty Things

Empty Things

I wrote in an empty diary
Of the love I had for you
Each day since you’ve been gone
A page begins anew

I open the diary at bedtime
To review what I have written
Because when I first met you
One look and I was smitten

I thought that I was set for life
At the altar when you said “I DO”
I put your name on my bankbook
When we shared our love so true

But when the love was all from me
I began to realize
The bonds of marriage were broken
As I could see it in your eyes

Now that you are not coming back
I’m feeling kind of glad
It is you who took me for a fool
And that is mighty sad