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Best Poems From
GREENWOLFE 1962
(MARCH 23, 1951)
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I Have Not Lived My Life Alone
I have not lived my life alone
Lonely though I be.
I'm satisfied, just as I am,
To share the world with thee.
No one knows, and I won't tell,
The truth about our lives;
And how it is I've managed to
Make sure our love survives.
I have been told today of you,
And of your latest trial.
And so it was, I once again,
Stared lonely at your smile.
It made me think that once again
It's time to shed a tear.
Ere I should lose them all at once
If you should leave me here.
And so I turned the little valve
So they would flow a bit.
And prayed to God He'd see my pain,
And take some note of it.
It's in this way, though far apart,
I'm still quite near to you.
For when I cry, I feel again;
My love, all through and through.
In sharing in your joy or pain,
Though oh so far apart;
I still can feel the warmth and love
That lies within your heart.
So I shall shed a tear or two,
And keep the rest at bay.
I'll surely need them all at once,
Should you depart one day.
The only hope for my escape,
From drowning in their flow.
Is leaving soon enough; that I'll
Have left, before you go.
Only God, in mercy knows;
What this life has in store.
Whenever this one ends for us.
I'll pray, we'll share, one more.
GREENWOLFE 1962
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If You Would Only
If you would only call me once ,
And write a letter too ;
It might just end the pain I feel
That comes from loving you .
If you would only be my friend ,
And when you see me smile ;
You'd bring me happiness unbound
And make my life worthwhile .
If you would only come one time ,
And sit down by my side ;
I'd tell you things you'll never hear
That others choose to hide .
If you would only hold my hand ,
As I prepare to go ;
And kiss my cheek one final time ,
That's all I'd have to know .
Yes , all I need from you my dear
Is just to know you care ;
Then I'll have joy for all my life
And still have some to spare .
Then with such joy, I'll surely be
Delivered from my plight ;
And go to sleep , contented then
To sleep alone at night .
Yes , if you did these simple things ,
That's all I would require ;
Then I could live without it quenched ,
The love that I desire .
GREENWOLFE 1962
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I'll Die Loving You
When I wake in early morn,
Each time the day is new.
I thank the Lord that you were born,
As I'll die loving you.
As I sit alone and pray
And cling to love so true,
I'll hope to see you once today
As I'll die loving you.
When I see the stars at night,
I wonder if you do.
And hope they have us both in sight
As I'll die loving you.
When I take my final rest,
This day, if life is through;
I'll thank the Lord I lived so blessed
That I died loving you.
GREENWOLFE 1962
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Imagined Love
You can find imagined love
Right there between the lines.
It's surely there, the love we see,
The one our heart designs.
It still emerges vaguely,
Until you give it life.
It's only then, when flourishing,
It causes pain and strife.
You never can return it.
Nor can it be replaced.
It seems to disappear at once,
With both blind souls disgraced.
I do not choose to give you
Another soul's torment.
So I'll just ask you kindly dear,
Don't change the words I meant.
They are not written vaguely.
Nor can I thus conceive,
Of how you can imagine them;
The things, you now believe.
So, just remember truly,
Though it's the one you see;
Don't focus on imagined love,
The only love from me.
GREENWOLFE 1962
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