Little Girl Lost

Our few years of love have vanished
As if a cloudy dream has burst,
And sent its fragments falling to the earth
Where it was born at first.

A gay and fast flirtation
That mellowed into love
Only to be smothered
By a strong hand from above.

I wonder why this happened.
This I can't explain,
But I know for ever
In my memory it will remain.

Eternal Destiny    10/8/63