Do you remember what you said, one evening long ago,
When stars were in the sky and when we sauntered in the snow.?
Do you remember, darling, that you gave your love to me,
And that you told me it would last for all eternity.?
You said it would not matter if the world should disappear,
Your heart would still be faithful and your love would be sincere.
But now the stars are faded and the snow is not the same,
And empty is the echo when i call your gentle name.
The shadows lengthen in the night, the dawn is cold and gray,
And i must wonder to myself, why did you go away.?
Leon Russell Garrett
keithgarrettpoetry 
Such a beautiful poem. Reading it took me back to a time I was in Alaska, torn between love and loss.
My father wrote this while on a ship during the Korean war.
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 3:00 PM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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Really amazing, loved it. love the rhyme and flow of the poem. The phase change is shown greatly! 🙂 ❤
My father wrote this while on a ship during the Korean war.
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 6:22 PM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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beautiful poem i must say, your father has written 🙂
Thanksalways
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:01 AM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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🙂
Thanks always
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 7:43 PM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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Poignant and beautiful especially on a day the world has lost a special man who many of us fell in love to. I hope Leon russel Garrett won’t object to the association. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
Hope your younger readers read this
My father wrote much differently than I do. I never knew he wrote.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 6:31 AM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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Ymtp. The words are the important thing regardless —
Thanks for reading
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 10:36 AM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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