My dearest loved ones
Once, twice,
Perhaps forever removed,
It seems,
For miles abridge us
As the frontier
Of pioneer days
When distance
Equalled years between us.
Though it be 1982
It seems, since I've seen you,
As long as years
And just as far between
Goodbye
And hello again.
I love you still.
I long for more
Of you than memory.
As time waves
Between us
Melancholy sets in -
Resides in my heart
Betide the time
We spend apart
And I yearn to erase
The sadness of another morrow
When
To dispose
My tentative plans
To hold hands
With you again
And look into your eyes.

Wherein lies
Our always love
Through years of being "close"
But far apart.
I am helpless
In face
Of what
I cannot move
That separates us.
My dearest loved ones,
Once, twice,
But I wish never
Forever removed.

09-17-1982
Addie W. Williams