When she was 56
He was ripped from her
By nature's cruel joke

33 years later
She loves him still

He took her
From before the great depression
Where she worked at laundry
For 12 cents a day
For the love
Of his life

And all the time
They were partners
In life, in love

They raised 3 kids
Ran a farm
And when one was down
The other took up the slack
Never complaining

After he had passed
She was never the same

Confidence was gone
As well as
The glimmer in her eyes
And valiums consumed
To ease the pain
And forget the hurt
That would never end

I tried to fix her up
With gentlemen of good repute
My only intention
To ease her loneliness
She would have none of it
To soothe the pain
That followed her
Like a haunting specter
As though his death
Was her own

She is old now
Hair of silver
Mind not as keen
And when I speak to her
Sometimes I can see her drift
Back to the days
When her Love Complete
Was beside her

And she will ask me
Was I at his funeral?
Yes you were, I reply
I don't remember it
She says
Maybe thats a good thing
I say
Knowing they had
A Love Complete