He held her hand so softly,
As she laid there and smiled at him through tears,
He closed his eyes into the memories,
That they’d made together through the years,
She asked him in a whisper,
How the doctor thought things looked,
He told her she’d be fine,
Like a line from a heartfelt book.
She knew that he was lying,
She could see it in her eyes,
And as she lay there dying,
Snow fell for a while.
This Christmas was a saddened time,
A wreath hung upon the door,
He thought of how he met her,
Years ago on the Florida shore.
The short time they’d spent together,
That started three short years ago,
In suc...