Shaped in love and clouded by time
Fond memories revive my soul
And I can retreat into yesterday
When my world seems out of control



A shy young girl of barely nineteen
And a soldier tall and proud
Making vows before God that day
Seeking the happiness Heaven allowed



He never knew how scared I was
Or the worried tears I cried
Counting the days until he came home
Yet in a foreign land, he died



I've lived a life of loneliness
That many say I've wasted
But I have to believe my sacrifice
Was worth the joy I tasted



So I sit here with my memories
Often wondering what might have been
If I had taken a different path
Instead of dwelling in "back then"



Scenes of the past will fill my days
Till it comes my time to go
For all I have are memories
And the feelings they still bestow



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
July 11, 2010
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