Should I die tomorrow
Lay me with my wife
Shed not a tear of sorrow
For I have tried my best in life
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One of the most exquisitely sad and beautiful love poems ever written.
This truly brought tears to my eyes David x A beautiful write, straight from the heart x
stanza 4 seems to speak of the past as if you were already 'gone'. I wonder if the poem is a true account of YOUR life when you wrote the poem. Or maybe it is not even about YOU! Good one. : ) bri
five stars. Have you loved another by now? It's been 7 years. You may do well to love another and still be faithful to and plan to be joined with your first love. bri ;)
This is lovely.... at the same time heart pinching! I admire the lover and husband in you! Such devotion.... such genuineness of feeling....something so hard to find these days! Of course, you will be reunited with your beloved in death.... but as long as you are here, you try to make yourself happy and never destroy your life pining for what is lost! This is the same thing I keep telling Amitava Sur!
I never did love another She was the only one for me Your love is pure and you cherish her love. You never miss her, she is always in your heart. Great words well said.
A heart touching poem with a sad note flowing through it......10
David Wood, You are a Prince of a Poet and an authentic and marvelous human being. We are blessed by your presence, poetry and soul.