Reading Trees
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:20 pm
I see their names carved in the trunk
encompassed in a heart
the date below is years ago,
I wonder where they are.
A penknife, key or rusty nail
I wonder what they used
to carve their love for all to see
in the trunk of this old Oak tree.
When finished did they laugh and kiss
a kiss to seal the deal,
did it last are they still a pair
alas the date it tells me no.
Nineteen fourteen says it all
could have been the night before
he had to go away from her
it must have been a wrench,
I do so hope he made it home
from some filthy mud-filled trench.
Jim and Doreen still together
encompassed in this heart
they carved so many years ago
before they had to part…
encompassed in a heart
the date below is years ago,
I wonder where they are.
A penknife, key or rusty nail
I wonder what they used
to carve their love for all to see
in the trunk of this old Oak tree.
When finished did they laugh and kiss
a kiss to seal the deal,
did it last are they still a pair
alas the date it tells me no.
Nineteen fourteen says it all
could have been the night before
he had to go away from her
it must have been a wrench,
I do so hope he made it home
from some filthy mud-filled trench.
Jim and Doreen still together
encompassed in this heart
they carved so many years ago
before they had to part…