when we two parted,
in silence and tears,
half broken hearted,
to sever for years .....
pale, grew your cheeks and cold ...
colder your kiss,
truly that hour foretold,
sorrow to this ....
the dew of the morning,
sunk a chill on my brow ...
it felt like the warning
of what I feel now ...
your vows are all broken,
and light is your fame ...
I hear your name spoken ...
and share in it's shame ...
they name you before me,
a knell to my ear,
a shudder comes over me,
why were you so dear ? ....
they know not I knew you
who knew you too well
long long shall I rue thee
too deeply to tell ...
In secret we met,
in silence I grieve,
that your heart could forget,
your spirit deceive ....
If I should meet thee
after long years,
how shall I greet thee,
with silence and tears ..............

part of my last email correspondence to a particular person .........