Gold we were: <br />my skin, your hair; <br />full of sunshine, sparkling in the air. <br />And oh, how blue and gold your eyes: <br />Rivals to the sea and skies. <br />And strong we were, as was our love, <br />Boundless as the wind above. <br />But Time works wear on Golden Children; <br />The storms of life drench to the bone. <br />Friends drift away on ebbing tides, <br />and all we're left is quite alone. <br />Icy silver in my hair- My golden skin toned pallid grey; <br />Time and Sadness cloud my eyes, <br />Reflections of the winter's day. <br />And oh, how icy cold your eyes, As sharp as any sleet that flies. <br />The winter's frost upon your beard is even colder than I feared- <br /> I turn my silvered eyes away and dream about a summer's day <br />When we were young and Gold.<br /><br />Vicki Ellis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-we-were-gold/
