My Angel Poem by James Casey

My Angel

He called her name upon the wind;
His voice calling out in vain,
He did know that she was forever lost,
He would never hear from her again.

' Goodbye, my love, ' he whispered to no one.

He ran away, his tears flowing like rain
And he left behind a life of joy and pain,
The memories of what they shared
To be washed away by the cleansing sea.

She knew that all was as it should be.

She was gone; he saw the circle of gold
Glittering in the sand, abandoned and cold.
He crumpled where he stood, a fallen man
Deprived of his angel, his devil, his love.

Only the scent of her perfume remained,
Then it disappeared without a trace,
Replaced by the cruel ocean mist.
And he knew his life was just a waste

Jim 1961