MY LOVE OF LONG AGO

There are faces just as perfect; There are eyes as true and sweet; There are hearts as strong and tender As the heart that’s ceased to beat; There are voices just as thrilling; There are souls as white, I know, As hers was when she went from me— My love of long ago. New lips are ever telling The tale that ne’er grows old; Life’s greys are always changing For some one into gold; But amid the shine and shadow, Amid the gloom and glow, She walks with me, she talks with me— My love of long ago. When I think of all the changes That the years to me have brought, I am glad the world that holds her Is the world that changes not. And the same as when she left me, She waits for me, I know— My love on earth, my love in heaven, My love of long ago.