Life was so good just a few short years ago <br />And loneliness a thing I did not know <br />Until my husband Frank O Connell died <br />life has it's darker and it's brighter side. <br /> <br />I found life has it's laughter and it's tears <br />And our poor dog Bobby getting on in years <br />the feebleness of age on him did creep <br />And a few weeks back I had him put to sleep. <br /> <br />Though life goes on and nothing ever last <br />Our fondest memories can be of the past <br />But I'm an optimist and live in hope <br />And with life's setbacks I have learnt to cope. <br /> <br />I have good memories of the happier life <br />And I was lucky to be good man's wife <br />But we can't bring back the past the past is gone <br />And life goes on and I must carry on. <br /> <br />I know the good memories with me will stay <br />And happiness again I'll find one day <br />And I remember with a sense of joy <br />When we walked out with Bobby, Frank and I.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/olga-remembers/
