Thanks dear friend. I read it again after you made that remark. I suppose it is a bit of a tear jerker but I didn't notice as I write straight from the heart and close the page.

You might want to cry again so here goes.
I wrote this 12 years after the love of my life died of a sudden heart attack. He will linger in my mind and heart until the day I die. Our relationship lasted over seven years.

GONE FROM MY LIFE; NOT MY HEART

Gone is he from this earth
Never to be see again
Heard again
Touched again
Looked upon again
But he will always linger
In my heart

The days were short
Without us knowing
We laughed and cried
Fought and made up
Made love in the still of the night
And slept without dreams
Until daylight would break

We loved with a passion
Unknown by many
Kissed under the light of the moon
Hugged at each entrance
Hugged again at each parting
Always happy to see the face
Of the other in sight

Those years were few
And only now do I know that
But in my heart
Those years will always
Be with me
For I loved him so
And that love will never die.