With smile that spoke of years of love He kissed her cherished brow Then very gently, stroked her cheek As he remembered how She once could dance away the night And put them all to shame But that was then and this was now With only time to blame.
Now looking in those faded eyes He knew not, why he wept For he was hers and she was his Yet still the secret kept So frail was she, he could not speak Of how he loved another Instead, he kissed her once again And whispered, Goodnight mother.