The Party of the Second Part
If tears shall wet your heart tonight,
When passion-love is torn,
If tears from loss that once was yours,
Shall dampen love reborn,
Then go with grace, God speed your pace,
If turn you must to see my face,
See not the tears it sheds for you,
For come what may I wish you well,
And I will love you still.
If pages from your diary die,
On flames with photographs,
If recollections, dreams we shared,
Nostalgia too must lapse,
See not the soul but follow heart,
For one man’s end another’s start,
Then sweet repose shall be your star,
Resignation comfort me,
And I will love you still.
Michael Walsh
24.08.2013
quite_write@yahoo.co.uk