"Penny for them" she said
Wife wanted to know what I was thinking
Wished she hadn't asked me
My mind in the shadows
Of those days when I was young and free
And of young Cindy Lee
Young and brown and smiling
With her dark hair in loops and ringlets
Loving eyes just for me
I loved her that's for sure
But it wasn't written in the stars
Confirmed by father Lee
I got wise quite quickly
So began life's crooked path, but not
With my young Cindy Lee
I wonder if she'd say
If we met walking down the street
"Couldn't you wait for me?"
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I am sure she'd wait for you Old Egg
ReplyDeleteyikes! we all have or will have such questions i guess!
ReplyDelete"life's crooked path": Indeed :)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully poignant!❤️
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is just not meant to be! But hopefully the crooked path has other joys along the way.
ReplyDeleteI guess there have to be many paths to accommodate unplanned or unsought journeys. You bring wisdom and perspective to a universal question.
ReplyDeleteWell, tis better to travel the path even if leads to another road.
ReplyDeleteah, it's so touching. 'Lovely eyes', kindness empower us too. It's no regret, for sure.
ReplyDeleteAh, the ones that got away! They still inspire tender memories.
ReplyDeleteThe bitter sweet what ifs of life...
ReplyDeleteIt would have unraveled a number of questions left unanswered!
ReplyDeleteHank
Almost a what if, scenario.
ReplyDeletegreat minds or is it poetic minds think alike, i scrolled in thinking exactly what Rosemary has already commented
ReplyDeletehave a nice Sunday Robin
much love...
I'm sure your beautiful words resonated with every reader. Don't we all have that one special love that was unrequited?
ReplyDeleteOh those long lost romances and wondering what if!
ReplyDeleteOh, the might-have-been's....something we ponder at this time of our lives. I love your romantic heart, Robin.
ReplyDeleteYou may have lost the lovely Cindy Lee but I imagine you have an even lovelier wife. The crooked path is often the best.
ReplyDeleteTender memories.
ReplyDeleteWe all have that one who got away. Although now in the age of social media, old loves are making connections again. Never too late.....
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of this poem adds to the heartbreak
ReplyDeleteThis teases, a book between those lines. An intriguing tale.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely tribute and an even lovlier picture
ReplyDeleteClick Here to see what Mrs. Dash Says
Bittersweet. We look back and wonder.
ReplyDeleteA memory of what was not to be, the beautiful, Cinday Lee.
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ReplyDeleteHave a good Monday
much love...
Oh well...win some lose some !
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, the romances that might have been...
ReplyDeletehandsome.
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