Dearest, Dearest Love,

My heart is full of emptiness since you’ve been gone so long.

I only pray to God above the He may hear my song

and quicken unto me the love in all my life

and give the sweetest gift of all, the presence of my wife.

Dearest, dearest love of mine, that He may hear is hope.

That He may let this wish be true is my only means to cope

with this loneliness I feel inside, the despair that sometimes grows

and heightens my anxieties and causes tears to show.

I miss you so dear love of mine.

I miss your smile, your laugh.

I miss our children’s happy play and fear they grow too fast.

I miss the music of your voice, your beauteous almond eyes.

I miss those entwined nights together and loves unbridled cries.

Dearest, dearest love,

Forgive the folly of my dreams.

Forgive the hopes that I’ve given you.

Forgive the ones that never seem

to work for us in our lives, within our home!

And more than that, forgive the worst of all, forgive me leaving you alone.