Once, when I was young and “free”,
I sang a selfish song of me;
Then, when love, all sparkling new
Hurt me, I sang a song of you.
Now, beat by beat, two hearts discuss
A tender song for both of us.
*And her dad caught me at it! (2-4-53; 1:36 p.m.)
by Ray Romine Wednesday, February 4, 1953
