Together Forever

The night was dark, the wind blew strong,
The road ahead was cold and long,
This lonely path she had to tread,
She did not know what lay ahead.
Her heart to no one did belong,
She walked for miles till he came along,
A handsome young stranger, humble and kind,
Of noble descent, with a beautiful mind.
He saw the girl and instantly fell
In his mind and heart she began to dwell,
All day long he would smile and dream,
Take walks along the gentle stream.
He would see her and his pulse would race,
One look and blood rushed to his face,
He knew just then that he had fallen in love,
With an angel sent from up above.
She could feel love for him begin to grow,
When and how she did not know,
All she knew was that those feelings ran deep,
She prayed this love was for her to keep.
The pain she endured for all those years,
With no one to wipe her bitter tears,
Once bitten twice shy, that’s what they say,
Should she let love pass, let it slip away?
She knew just then, she had to tell,
To confess that she loved him as well,
Whether hurt again she did not care,
With him this love she had to share.
For days he wondered how she would feel,
When finally the truth he would reveal,
Would she glance and then turn her head?
Or would she make him wholly hers instead?
So finally when his mind was made,
He bought a ring with diamonds laid,
Walked up to her, asked for her hand,
He finally decided to make the stand.
Like a rainbow forming across the skies,
A sudden brightness filled her eyes,
“Yes,” came the reply, “Yes I will,
Be yours forever till time stands still.”
Now here together on sacred ground,
Happy that each other they had found,
With only love and happiness to give,
Together, forever they will live.

Charlene Flanagan