From you comes a sign as has come a sign from you each time I’m alone,

It’s a sign of tranquility that overwhelms my world and my need to atone,

For my wrongs you have forgiven me and have asked for nothing in return,

Your wants and needs have been so simple of love I have had nothing to learn,

I must tell the world that they may realize the rhymes I’ve written do ring true,

My words heard by others as they listen to recitals of poetry written for you,

Years flow quickly through the hourglass of life creating memories in their wake,

The most precious of memories aged to become gold, yet impossible to take,

The day of future past has come upon you to find you alone in our empty home,

As you look across the room remember you’re beautiful and you are never alone,

A teen swore to love you eternally over fifty years ago this day and true he still does,

As you think of me my precious angel hold close to your heart everything I was,

I am the man that loved only you and only you knew me in the waves of true love,

Remember mornings sweet angel as you are the sunshine that came from above,

Each morning as I struggled to bend my knees your kindness removed my socks,

I was cute you know, and precious too, in kindness to me you once reset the clocks,

Words such as cute and precious couldn’t be scribed by me because I don’t think so,

But since you loved me as no other those little words of error I will have to let go,

Oh sweet Patti, never forget the touching of our lips as mine came to greet yours,

For nearly seventy five years I said whatever ails me that little angel holds the cures,

But most of all little girl, remember each night as I held you tight to never let you go,

Such a precious and wonderful thing, to be loved the same as the one you love so,

I will still hold you near but you will never know, yet take my word for what I now say,

Today is the parting day, a day of no return, so very soon they’ll come to take me away,

Remember just last night I said I’d never let you go and that I will always love you so,

I’m right here with you, I still hold your little hand and I’m with you where ever you go,

It was just a night or so, when I wouldn’t let you go, I wanted to dance with you real slow,

And you whispered in my ear so soft, “Don’t leave love on the dance floor” “you know”

Yes I do know my hazel eyed angel, oh how I now know, but to hold you tight once more,

Here I am away from you yet I see you oh so very clear yet it’s not like it was before,

I’ve written so many pretty words for you, along with more love words than most know,

Words of love and beauty written just for you, you are for the most beautiful angel I know,

Please remember my eyes of dark brown and that I mostly wore a smile instead of a frown,

Before the draft letter came my hair was black, though it’s now white it was never brown,

I never grew tired of holding you, did I my little angel, please continue to tell about our love,

I will love you forever and now,è how appropriate it is, to love an angel from heaven above.

The end, I love you Patti

Baby, time is precious and each moment is a treasure.  Not a second should go by with despair or concern in our hearts.  I have no doubt you’ve loved me forever and I’ve loved you a bit longer.  No matter how you look at it it is a long time, okay?  Kiss my heart and my soul with your eyes long before our lips meet, then it will be a greeting from the Angels, a gift from God.

You are no doubt my gift from God, His Hand touched your eyes and your heart.  He placed within you the perfect match for my heart and soul, I give thanks to God, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit each day for you being in my life, you are the blessing of a lifetime and in my lifetime my wife.  I am truly blessed.  I love you my angel. I will love you eternally.  And no I don’t feel like I’m dying or anything is wrong.  Just realizing how much I love you and how precious time is.  I love you.