My Long, Long Trail Of Tears Poem by GREENWOLFE 1962
My Long, Long Trail Of Tears
I should have known I'd cry this way.
I just forgot somehow.
Although I shed them years ago,
The last ones fell just now.
I held your picture in my hand
And teardrops fell like rain.
I saw that twinkle in your eyes
And was a child again.
My love, your gift is one fine thing
That makes it all worthwhile.
The wait of more than forty years
To see your childhood smile.
I tried for years to just recall
The way you used to be.
Then when I saw your photograph,
It all returned to me.
The flaming love that I once felt,
Was just as it had been.
Delivered with your precious gift
Of how you looked back then.
There's nothing more for me to do;
But sit, and stare, and cry.
I'm much too old to do much else
Before my time to die.
There's nothing more for me to say,
I've told it all to you.
My love, you are the one affair
I've had my whole life through.
I guess it takes a little time,
Just more than forty years.
I know I cut it long ago;
My, long, long trail of tears.
Well, well...so long ago, I was 20, and I walked out of the movie Dr. Zhivago and burst into tears in the middle of the street. I got it then. I get it now. Such a fine love poem. I have a new one I hope you will enjoy...Soliloquy. Give it a try. I would appreciate your comments, as like yours, it was written from a mature point of view. I know that nobody over 30 thinks we who are older can love with passion. How wrong. Val
Strang how pictures evoke such emotions.Very nice.. My poem Through Tears and Buried Treasure was written nearly ten years after my fiancee died in a car accident two weeks before our wedding day.I was reminded by a picture. A ten if I could give it to you.I can't wait to read your # one poem.I still feel that I'll Die Loving You is your best poem and is on the top 500 poem list.
This is gorgeous Wolfey, a delight to find and a pleasure to read. Nicely woven together in a great storyline. Love and hugs Ernestine XXX
A poets heart overflows with moments that touched the deepest. your lovely poem has revealed one of yours. Kind regards Ann
now this is the meaning of heart-felt. this is so you. i loved it. and she.. is worth it!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 5:46:38 PM # 1.0.0.1119
A FANTASTIC WRITE...RIGHT FROM YOUR HEART...EVERY WORD OF IT