I Love You, My Dear
It’s been two whole years
She said with a cheer
Since our wedding day out on the Pier
“I love you, my dear”
He said as he touched her cheek with his lips so soft
His brown eyes were kind as he looked
Into her soft eyes of hazel green
She had just given birth to their first
Baby named Elizabeth Jean
“I love you, my dear” he said in her ear
As he brushed auburn hair from her eyes
Many years passed
And their love remained strong
Endlessly loving each year
It’s been twenty-five years
She said with a cheer
As she sent the kids off to their school
“I love you, my dear”
“You said that last year”
Every year that goes by says the same
“But my dear, it’s true
It’s because I love you
And I will be there by your side
When times are tough, I will never be rough
We’ll be gentle and loving and kind”
Sixty years had gone by
He sat by her side
As she laid on the bed
In the hospital west of the Pier
“Come near!” she begged
He leaned in close
And she whispered five words in his ear
“I love you, my dear”
She breathed out the last breath
But their love would never end
“Till death do you part”
It said in their vows
But nothing could keep them apart