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·VANQUISHED DREAM \

As the sun sinks slowly over the treetops )
And the pale moon rises up above
I sit watching quietly from my window
Thinking and praying for my Love.

It's been so long since my lips last touched hers
And I held her body close to mine.
We laid close. .. embracing and touching
'Till at last her soul joined with mine.

But that was all very long ago
And now all that's left is pain
For my Love I miss so dearly
I need her here with me again.

Last night I lay in bed just dreaming
Of the way it had been before.
I heard the smooth rustle of satin
Saw my Lover come gliding through the door.

And my tears bathed her soft cheeks
I Was so overwelmed that she'd come
We fell together to the carpet
And again our spirits joined as one.

But that was all very long ago
And all that's left is pain
For my Love I miss so dearly
I need her here with me again.

D. H. EMERSON