Ribbons Come Undone

Letters held over years from a love long ago

Ribbons Come Undone

From the very first day we met,
you took my breath away,
and to know we could never be
left my heart with great dismay.

Through all the lonely years of writing
letters of where we should have been;
the words you write,are truly special;
I still treasure wrapped in ribbon.

As I reach the later years in life
I ponder on this very thought,
as I reminisce when we were young
with the chosen ribbon that I bought.

To hold your lovely words together
and keep them close against my heart,
and tonight the ribbons come undone
to read the last of letters before I part.

My journey has come to an end,
and your letters are my final thought.
As I close my eyes and drift away
I dream of us; only now we are not apart.