IF MONDAY NEVER COMES

To My Friends, Charles and Dorothy (1939-2004)
On their last Anniversary

If Monday Never Comes
I will have spent the week with you
I will have kissed you seven perfect times
Seven times would be enough for a lifetime
If Monday is not coming

If Monday Never Comes
I should tell you about last Tuesday
It was just a Day
But I lived it with You
So let Monday stay away
We will keep Tuesday

If Monday Never Comes
Was there Glory in last Wednesday?
There was Glory in Wednesday
We had the Treasure of Living it Together
That is the Day we changed
From youth to maturity
So What, If Monday Never Comes!

If Monday Never Comes,
Thursday with you was exciting
It remained the same
Alive! Knowing that I would
Spend such a Day in Time With You
No comment needed
If Monday Never Comes

If Monday Never Comes
Friday was the Day to have lived
We were kids again
With expectant Hope
Satisfied with Sharing
Not even caring
If Monday Never Comes

If Monday Never Comes
Did we not experience Saturday?
Yes, my love, we tasted that Day
We froze its moments in eternal frames
No, we never considered on Saturday
That Monday was so far away
How could we possibly know
That Monday May Never Come

If Monday Never Comes
What will happen to Sunday?
The Blessed Day of our quiet Devotion
To the Cause of all things – Jehovah
To the One who makes all things
Right again, His Son, Jesus Christ
It is our outstanding Trust that...
It Is Impossible for
MONDAY TO DELAY

by Earthene Fleming
September 07, 2003

Author's Comments:
"On September 7, 2003, I awoke with this refrain in my head: "If Monday Never Comes". I began to write the title, and the poem just flowed onto the page. I had lunch with my friend, Dorothy and her husband, and remembered that it was their Anniversary. I read this poem and gave it to them as a gift. She was a surviving cancer victim. She graciously took the poem; then I realized it was a poem of finality and the parting of lovers. She died in February, 2004. I felt sad and uncomfortable. Do you think it made her feel sadder because of her impending death (which I didn't realize)? Or do you think this couple could appreciate the sincerity and love that I was trying to express about strong love and affection? How would you feel in this situation?"