My Sweet Beth

I’ve helped give her a home

asked her to take my name,

given her a stone from which

the moon she could aim.

I’ve traveled across miles

to join with her loved ones,

accepted them as my own

closer than parents with son.

I’ve lover her and held her

and tried to be good,

when I thought it was needed

like Gibraltar I stood.

Together we’ve laughed

and as one we’ve cried,

God can be my witness

I know that I’ve tried.

I wish to make her happy

I want to make her a queen,

but with all my love and efforts

she has a sadness I have seen.

When she says she loves me

it brings joy to my heart,

to convince her of my love

I know not where to start.

I want her, I need her

as a woman and my wife,

to have and to hold

and to love through out life.

But what do I do

and where to I go,

to make my love happy

and let her smile show.

Gary R. Cramer

June 11, 1981

It’s Here Again

It’s here again

her date of birth,

the renewal of sorrow

missing her mirth.

Once in an elevator

a lady with grace,

looked at her and said

“you have a kind face”.

Together they shared

their own Camelot,

she was his queen

he loved her a lot.

In the quest for sleep

he would snuggle with her,

his arm encircling

leaving the day in a blur.

So many years

waking up with her there,

gently rolling over

to smell her hair.

The persistent pains

anchored in his heart,

the cost of love

moving off the chart.

He still remembers

shared time in their bed,

memories bouncing around

nestled inside his head.

The numerous times

they traveled on trips,

to far away places

even a few on ships.

It saddens him so

her family quiet,

like she never was

them on an emotional diet.

She was so giving

caring to a fault,

how could they stop

with a heartless halt.

The truth seems apparent

they got what they wanted,

greed without end

such selfishness undaunted.

Gary R. Cramer

March 13, 2022

Good-bye

The one I love

just told me good-bye,

I feel so alone

I want to cry.

Our time together

it felt so good,

I was sure of love

and where we stood.

We laughed and played

and even cried some,

but never a thought

that this would come.

I gave it my all

even bared my soul,

only to be left in

this dark lonely hole.

Why should I bother

and go thru this pain,

to find someone and

maybe another heart stain.

Getting to know a person

is so much damn trouble,

but when it works

life’s joy can double.

Now what shall I do

where should I go,

my heart is aching

for love to flow.

For a short time

I lived alone,

finding each day

cold as a stone.

Then came my friend

so caring and giving,

making each day

something worth living.

A time soon came

and I moved back home,

but our bond should endure

with feelings we’d known.

So someone tell me

give me a clue,

how can such distance

destroy love between two.

Maybe I should learn

that love is dear,

just look for friendship

in a future so unclear.

Love has found me

thru Mother and home,

even with this hurt

I’m not really alone.

But someone I love

just told me good-bye,

and just for now

it’s all right to cry.

Gary R. Cramer

September 10, 1987