Freshness of love made me lively <br />To give up the life of solitude boldly <br />Year after year we loved happily <br />Hand in hand ever walked closely <br /> <br />Shockingly arose a whirlpool of strangers <br />Who wished to measure the worth of lovers. <br />I spiritedly climbed the hill in a second <br />And swam with the tides to far beyond <br /> <br />They uttered in chorus Great! Great! <br />But the final test to win was already set <br />Plucking away my root was only their trial <br />Implanting New Belief was their word final <br /> <br />Hearing that terrific crime I was taken aback <br />Inner voice cautioned me never look back!<br /><br />Rekha Mandagere<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/love-departed/
