Rhapsody In Blue
We’d been engaged for so many years, content in each other’s company.
Never had the urge to get married, just thought we’d be together for eternity
Then you got sick, very sick …
eventually terminal cancer was diagnosed.
You asked the specialist how long you’d got; he said he couldn’t answer;
but as the cancer was so wide spread your quietus was inevitable
Our despair was fathomless, you clung to me until no more tears could fall.
Several months passed, then you took a turn for the worse
Soon the dreadful day came and you moved to hospice
You looked me in the eye …
said it was about time I made an honest woman of you.
Our wedding was arranged hastily
Just you and me and two staff to witness our nuptials
The nurses had decorated your room and arranged your hair and make up
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in blue played in the background as we exchanged our vows
Your tired eyes sparkled as I slipped a gold band on your finger
Finally we were husband and wife.
I kissed you tenderly on your pale lips
then lay beside you on the narrow bed and held your frail body
Eventually your breathing slowed and finally stopped -
we’d been married less than 24 hours
Such a tragic end to our love story
Five words please contest
Sponsored by broken Wings
Required words : Rhapsody, fathomless, quietus, eternity, story
3/19/18
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