Sometimes when
nights are stilled
and birds are hushed
I remember a woman
a caring social worker
who came with love
into my life
and left me when she
had a host of health
problems because
like a martyr she
didn’t want to burden
me with her sicknesses
in spite of our love
and my wanting to
stay with her and care
for her forever
and were I not so
battle hardened
in life and in love
when I remember her
and our lost love
I could cry as many
tears as there are
stars in the night skies
Bob Boyd