When I was young I loved a man
Who loved me as no other had
Alas, he had to set me free
For at the time it could not be
I knew we had to part our ways
Yet in our hearts an ember stayed
Now and then it did ignite
A flame of memories, a guiding light
A beacon not to be ignored
Ever drawing us toward
The time again when we could be
Together in simplicity.

Here that time, at last, has come
Full circle now, the searching done
You and I stand in the light
You and I so bright, so right
Ever strong and brave and true
Now I know that it’s been you
You I’ve yearned for all this time
You whose heart was ever mine
The love we shared had not grown stale
For it swept us in a hurricane gale
Within the eye we saw the plan
As we knew when it began
All those many years ago
When you had to let me go
That someday we would be as one
That someday has finally come
There is no greater gift than love
I thank every star above
For I see that it is true
Made of stardust, me and you
Now together we will shine
My love is yours and yours is mine

Lisa C Bassignani
2019