The moonlight gleamed over her face,
on the beautiful moonlit night,
and made her diamond face sparkle,
with that ever youthful radiance.
She lay on the bed holding my hand,
reminding me of the first time she lay here several decades ago.
Though no inhibitions in her eyes now,
the look of peace on her angel face was the same,
her now-silver locks serenely highlighted by the the moon’s glow.
Tightening her grip on my hand, with great effort did she speak,
effort that disturbed her serene face like the ripples from a stone that disturbs the peace of a lake.
“Thank you,” she whispered in a low voice, “for loving me so selflessly.”
Her eyes turned moist saying, “you made my life so worth living!”
“
“Every morning was made beautiful cuz u were next 2 me.”
“Every night was comforting in the sweet embrace o thine.”
“Thank you for all that u have done to bathe my life in your love’s shine.”
My eyes welled up but I managed to break a smile,
just like the sun tearing away between the clouds.
I held her hand with the other one of mine,
like the first time we held our little baby.
She gasped...a tear trickled down her eye,
she struggled for breath while I held her tight.
I could see she was giving death a tough fight...
“I love u forever,” I managed 2 say--
it was like she was waiting 2 hear just that--
for next she smiled and went away.
Thinking of that day makes me weak and strong,
and how maybe my saying “I love you” was wrong.
Maybe she would have lived a little longer,
but the wait would have made the pain so much stronger.
And so I don’t mind saying it again,
“I love u my darling”, over n over again!!
