When me and my love were together <br />The purpose of life was defined; <br />We belonged together, like birds of a feather, <br />We knew we were two of a kind <br /> <br />We knew we belonged together, <br />A lord and his lady were we; <br />Like a wave on the shore, like a boat in its moor, <br />Our union was meant to be <br /> <br />O, we were so happy together, <br />The love songs he wrote were for me; <br />Could love be truer, could skies be bluer? <br />This would last for eternity! <br /> <br />But, you know nothing lasts forever, <br />Just as Winter gives way to Spring; <br />He fell to temptation, then prayed for salvation - <br />Leaving me as the offering<br /><br />Lora Colon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-we-were-together-4/