. Poetry from The Great In-Between: The love song of Shirley O'May

Thursday, December 15, 2022

The love song of Shirley O'May


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Salute 



Oh my  



Shirley O'May  

My Shirley O'May  



I still miss your sweet smile  

Today  



Today


  

Caught no more  

Than a ray


Than a ray


Standing  

By your grave  



Is that why  

My sky's always grey  



Always grey  



Oh my  

Oh my  



Shirley O'May  

Shirley O'May  



For my soul felt real pain  

Today  



Real pain today  



When it remembered  



The sacred vow  

We once made  



Once made  



Under the cherry tree  

You and me  



You and me  



With Father Mckay  

Father Mckay  



On Valentine's Day  

Your birthday  



Your birthday  



But I guess  

If God could confess  



Confess  

He would say  



It's why he made  

Memories  



Memories


So those you love  



Like you and me  

Once wed under  

The Cherry Tree  



The Cherry Tree  



So those you love  

Stay  



And never truly fade  

Away


Stay  

But never truly fade  

Away



Oh my  



My beloved  

Shirley O'May  



I still miss your sweet smile  

Even though  



It was taken from me  

On the 5th of May  



On the 5th of May  

Everyday  



Everyday  



For even though  

We have memories  



Memories  

My heart  

Will always feel grey  



Feel grey  



For it will forever miss  

The things it loves  



When they go away


Away  

Like you  



Like You  

My life's first kiss  



My one and only 



Beloved  



Beloved  

Shirley O'May  



Shirley O'May  

  

  



(C)  

Copyright John Duffy


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