THERE WERE TIMES

There were times when we were together,

And there were times when we were apart;

Yet, we lived alongside each other,

Within each other’s fluttering heart.

 

There are times when I’ve hurt you,

For which you repaid me with pleasure;

My anger was glazed by a smile like soft dew,

With love driving to a great measure.

 

There were times when we laughed hard and high,

Our joy reverberating from the surrounding trees;

There also were times when we each prompted a sigh

But we forgave and were forgiven, like innocent babies.

 

There is a time when I long for you,

To feel your warm smile flooding me with delight;

There is a time when I yearn for you,

To be in your arms, while you save me from plight.

 

Will there be a time to meet you again?

To walk with you in our stairs and slopes;

Will there be a time again to hear your voice?

Maybe, a lingering echo to make me hope.