Just A Little Poem Dedicated To 'maggie' My Late Wife. Poem by David Page- aka Harry Riley

Please tell me why...?
Why could I never tell you that I love you?
Why did I never tell you that I care?
Why does the sun shine in the morning?
Is it mocking me because you are not here?

Why do you haunt my daily breathing?
Why did you go without a prayer?
Why did I think you'd stay forever?
Sweet are those memories that I cannot bear!

We had a life together, more Than most could ever dream
'Raised our children right and proper
Gave them strength to face The Devil's Mighty Roar
Yet never did I stop to say how much I need you

Today I heard a man who'd lived his whole life all alone
'Not once to hear a soft voice in the night
He said he'd never missed a lady calling
How sad is that I ask...No Sunshine, Only Rain!

Could you not come back and let me say I miss you?
Coud you not forgive my hopeless Pride?
'Cast off that Deathly Shroud, and be again my Loving Bride
For together we might share just one more night...
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Harry Riley 2024