This was written 11/30/01 - when the second full Moon of the month (a 'Blue Moon') coincided with the fourth anniversary of Peggy's death. <br />************************************************************************ <br /> <br />So, how blue can a blue moon be? <br />It certainly is blue for me. <br />The bluest blue moon I ever did see! <br /> <br />But it’s not meant for only me <br />It’s blue for all the world to see... <br />There’s still more war, disease and poverty... <br /> <br />Even though I have to some degree <br />Managed to survive all three, <br />I never expected such calamity <br /> <br />Yesterdays’ Anniversary <br />Was only a dropp in the sea <br />of sadness that can overwhelm me <br /> <br />Contemplating the gun, you see <br />As it lies here, seducing me.... <br />Promising to reunite me... <br />.........................................with Peggy... <br /> <br /> <br />NO! ! ! That cannot be! <br /> <br /> <br />For the grave is cold and lonely... <br />What we had on earth was Heavenly <br />There were none more blessed than we! <br /> <br />I loved her and I’ll love her memory, <br />But I must live with reality <br />And so I will always be <br /> <br /> <br />Her only lover... <br /> <br /> <br />And I have another... <br /> <br /> <br />It hardly seems fair to me... <br /> <br /> <br />But she has passed and I go on... <br />Her death cannot define my life <br />I must go forth and carry on <br />Which means that I do love my new wife! <br /> <br />I embrace her with love that’s freely given <br />My heart, though scarred, is honest as I reflect... <br />I realize that I must go on living <br />And she deserves my love and respect <br /> <br />I was blessed by Love like few have known <br />But my true Love passed on and left me stricken <br />Peggy wouldn’t want me to face life alone <br />And I’ve been fortunate to find love again.<br /><br />Karl Stuart Kline<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/1-7-blue-moon-the-second-full-moon-of-the-month-was-on-the-anniversary-of-her-death/
