If only...

 

The sun shone brightly

Over glaucous stems.

The woman sat,

Staring out her bedroom window.

If only she could be there,

The moment he said “I do”.

The chapel would not welcome her,

And her heart would shatter again.

Yet she wanted to witness the sight,

Of her long lost love.

If only he could remember her,

The girl next door.

No, he never realized she had loved him,

Or that her feelings had not changed.

If only she could turn back time

To the days of childhood.

They used to run

Through the dandelion fields,

Picking raspberries for a pie.

A tear slid down the woman’s cheek,

She sighed most heavily.

If only she could turn back time.

She knew she was not old,

But a maid she was indeed.

Never would she marry,

Not after those church bells rang.

She waited for the tolling

And waited for the cheer.

When none came she stood to her feet,

Hope rising within her.

Hurrying to the door,

She opened it with a bang.

Her heart now pumped softly

As she wiped away a tear.

If only he would remember her,

And all their bygone days.

Turning away she sighed,

It was not meant to be.

A tap on her shoulder

Startled her,

And she turned to face the man.

He wore a crisp black suit,

And stared at her with pleading eyes.
He spoke softly

Tears running down his cheeks.

If only she would forgive him,

If only they could start again.

The woman nodded slowly

And the man smiled.

He turned away

And she shut the door,

Now destined for a life of love.

Reviews

[Lauren]

It is beautiful Elise! I love it. I love how you let the reader know that her love was to be married to another without ever actually saying it. Very nice! - Ashley

[Shelly Wiseberg]

Very heartfelt write of a love of long ago that was not meant to be.