you left me broken-hearted
and brought my cheer along.
the thought that we have parted
remains my saddest song.
though words were left unspoken,
i clearly understood
vows must be kept unbroken
as chaste and true love should.

yet you set off to wander.
i languished in disdain
and spent my days meander
in anguish and in pain.
the nights found me forsaken;
like lonely lullabies,
sheer thoughts of you have stolen
sweet slumber from my eyes.

i yearned then for your presence
since Solace soundly slept;
unleashed my grief in silence
while my pen mutely wept.
i can but write how Sorrow
increased a hundredfold
or i shall meet tomorrow
my solitude untold.

you fill my days with longing,
your absence now and then
instill shy hopes of having
you in my arms again.
how soon our parting banished
the joy when we first met
shall take your love that perished,
a lifetime to forget!