I once loved a lad of twenty

We’d climb the hills with tall blades of grass so plenty

Through wispy fields we would run so fast

The golden splendor of  our youth with no end no last

I once loved a fellow of forty five

We’d walk the shores hand in hand

Feeling content and so alive

Through sun kissed days and starry nights

So much ahead with no known sorrow in sight

I once loved a man of eighty and four

We’d sit and talk and laugh and talk some more

The twilight of life intrepid we go with no delusions

Reflection brings such peace if not only a conclusion

Alone I sit thinking of days of yore

Alas I have loved and love no more