I gave you all a man can ever give
Desire, love, respect and tender care
In happy hours or in gloomy days
You filled my heart with love so sweet and rare
I had much hope in life and more in you
For only hope and love can beat despair
With you, and only you, I felt so sure
I could find joy and gladness anywhere

I still remember when I first met you
My lips ran short of words to praise your charm
I knew Fate put you in my stream of life
And kept me tied but set up no alarm
Many a time I drove my thoughts away
lest my imaginations bring you harm
I searched my stream of life looking for you
A dream I yearned for in nights and daytime

I still remember when your lips met mine
A sense of joy engulved my racing heart
I saw your happy face and happy eyes
So filled with hope and love and great delight
The waves, with grace, were rushing to the shore
Telling you and me our love was right
Even the sand dunes fondled by the wind
Sent their sincere hopes we shall never part

I still remember when I wiped your tears
Like precious pearls that fell upon my hand
Your tears and anguish, your worries and fears
Are all mine to resolve and understand
To me, your feelings are like ocean waves
That put the ship of my life in command
In what divine rhyme can I sing your love?
Carried by winds to every distant strand

Fathi A. Abdallah, MD!