Not So Long Ago Poem by Jonathan Bellmann

Not so long ago beneath a bright blue summer's sky
There your eyes met mine how wondrous was the sight;
We walked together hand-in-hand long into the night.

Not so long ago I held you firmly in my arms
That we should never part or you wander from my side;
We promised then our love to share never more to hide.

Not so long ago in a hostile foreign land
I held your picture tight, and kissed your lovely face;
I wondered how you spent your day, longing for your embrace.

Not so long ago I heard your familiar, lovely voice
Though we couldn't touch I wiped away your tears;
I'll be home before you'll know it to quiet all your fears.

Not so long ago you found me standing in a crowd
There our love embraced and never to let go;
We cherished every single moment more than you should know.

Not so long ago I watched the autumn's setting sun
With shadows growing long and hours passing by
We tasted love's sweetest nectar and sorrow's bitter cry.

Not so long ago beneath a bright blue summer's sky
There your eyes met mine how wondrous was the sight;
We walked together hand-in-hand long into the night.