I Will Remember
(Canzonetta)
Within the shadows of my mind,
Through corridors dusty and blue,
Back to a time when you and I
Are “we,” and one and one made two.
I linger there, loathe to return
To endless days, nights without you,
The tears so close that my eyes burn;
My Love, I will remember you.
You held me close, kissed me goodbye,
Told me our love would see us through;
I watched you go through tear-filled eyes--
T’would be our last goodbye, I knew.
Over the years, as mem’ries fade,
I still can see you dressed in blue;
With you my place I’d gladly trade,
My Love, I will remember you.
If only you had stayed that day,
But neither of us had a clue
That deep inside my womb there lay
A budding seed planted by you.
He is a man now, twenty-one,
Looks up to one he never knew,
And when I gaze upon our son,
Oh Love, I will remember you!
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~Written for the Multi Write Challenge:
Tuning UP Challenge: 'I Will Remember You'
FOS Challenge: 'When you and I are 'we'
* Canzonetta form *
Free Verse Chall.: 'Within the shadows of my mind'
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By Linda Newman
© 2008 Linda Newman
(All rights reserved)
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