THROUGH THE YEARS

Tonight I sorted through the past

Old times, old loves, old friends,

And I wondered to myself ---

"Is this how the story ends?"

There's no one here to care for,

No one by my side ---

As time goes rushing madly by,

No way to stem the tide.

So many years I've waited

And wondered what went wrong

You promised to return again,

But it's been much too long.

I wonder if you're still alive

And if you think of me ---

I never have forgotten,

I still love you --- don't you see?

I could never love another,

after loving you ---

Once you've had the best,

What else is there to do?

I once had hopes of finding

Someone to take your place,

But my heart is filled with memories

That time cannot erase.

So I guess it's plain to see

How that story ends ---

And I thank the Lord each day

For my family and my friends.

They've been around to see me through

The heartaches and the tears ---

They've eased the aching loneliness

I've lived with, through the years.

Now things are getting better ---

I've found peace of mind at last,

I'm no longer agonizing

Over what was in the past.

I have my work, I have my friends'

I have my family near ---

And I am growing stronger

With every passing year.

Life goes on for all of us,

What is to be will be,

I know our Father up above

Is watching over me.

Pearl E. Cain

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