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JUDY AND JOHN
We were waiting to board a boat when I happened to be blessed
to come across a bench close by the ocean…
this bench was facing west.
With an inscription from a husband to his wife…
now obviously gone
It read ‘Judy, in “All Ways” the love of my life…
the author’s name was John.
The second line which was written,
I imagine, with no regrets
went on to read
‘Remembering the Joys of Love & Great Sunsets’.
I never knew this couple
either together or after Judy was gone
I never had the good fortune
of knowing Judy and John.
And though I never knew them I could see them
sitting there…holding hands
watching the sun set into the ocean…
as its shadow crossed the sand.
And though I never knew them…
I think its amazing how
from an inscription on a bench they shared…
I kind of know them now.
As I reread the message John left Judy
I felt happy and a little sad…
For though I never knew them…
I kind of wish I had.
This is a lovely poem..
This is a lovely poem. Judy and John. From your description I truly believe they were deeply in love with other. It brings to mind a couple I know. They also have been deeply in love with each other for many years, though I highly doubt they have ever consummated their relationship, not that there's anything wrong with that. You may be familiar with them. Here's a story I found online about both of them. They're not Judy and John, they're...
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-motorboats-rudy-giuliani-in-drag-in-unearthed-sketch/