This was written 11/30/01 - when the second full Moon of the month (a 'Blue Moon') coincided with the fourth anniversary of Peggy's death.
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So, how blue can a blue moon be?
It certainly is blue for me.
The bluest blue moon I ever did see!
But it’s not meant for only me
It’s blue for all the world to see...
There’s still more war, disease and poverty...
Even though I have to some degree
Managed to survive all three,
I never expected such calamity
Yesterdays’ Anniversary
Was only a dropp in the sea
of sadness that can overwhelm me
Contemplating the gun, you see
As it lies here, seducing me....
Promising to reunite me...
.........................................with Peggy...
NO! ! ! That cannot be!
For the grave is cold and lonely...
What we had on earth was Heavenly
There were none more blessed than we!
I loved her and I’ll love her memory,
But I must live with reality
And so I will always be
Her only lover...
And I have another...
It hardly seems fair to me...
But she has passed and I go on...
Her death cannot define my life
I must go forth and carry on
Which means that I do love my new wife!
I embrace her with love that’s freely given
My heart, though scarred, is honest as I reflect...
I realize that I must go on living
And she deserves my love and respect
I was blessed by Love like few have known
But my true Love passed on and left me stricken
Peggy wouldn’t want me to face life alone
And I’ve been fortunate to find love again.
Karl Stuart Kline
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/1-7-blue-moon-the-second-full-moon-of-the-month-was-on-the-anniversary-of-her-death/
