Love\'s Eternal Torch
September 6, 1967
The first day of school
In the fifth grade
I learned of love’s golden rule
I was ten years old
When love first found me
And now it’s 2017
Still my heart she owns endlessly
An Earthbound angel is she
She who captured my lonely heart
One look was all it took
The love of my life from the start
The impression on my heart
With her smile Sharon made
Would last a lifetime
Never ever to fade
Yes, there were other loves
Each special in their own light
But in comparison to Sharon
Nowhere near as bright
My greatest aspiration
To be the fire in her heart
For true love to bond us
To bask in Heaven’s own art
But it was not to be
Fate had other plans
My heart’s desire moved away
Leaving me with empty hands
In the background of her life
I shall be content
50 years’ worth of “I love yous”
And every one I sincerely meant
Love that will not die
How silently it sleeps
Hibernating until one day
Compounding the wealth it keeps
How much I loved her then
Miniscule next to today
The question haunting me
If she knew what she’d say?
Would she stare in disbelief?
Comprehend how long it’s been
Would she smile that smile
To enflame my heart again
Same as everyday
She sets my heart on fire
Only you Sharon can push
The limits of my desire
Love’s eternal torch
I’ll carry as a soldier of love
With Sharon’s smile
In the core of my heart there of
Now it’s been fifty years
Since that very first day
I told her I’d always love her
And still it’s true today
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