Wedding Song - God Knew That I Needed You

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIS FACE


The first time ever I saw Bob’s face … I was a goner ;-)


He didn’t even know I was alive; but just by walking past me – he ruined my heart for anyone else: it would always belong to him.


Only him: the first time ever I saw his face ruined me for anyone else.


The first time I ever heard this song, Bob’s face immediately came to my thoughts as I listened … I didn’t even know his name. But my heart knew him. This song always reminds me of Bob – every word of it.

Only him: no one else.


There are 3 times that seeing his face changed my life forever: 1967 - the first time he walked past me & stole my heart away; 1974 - the second time he came into my life and his heart told him to join his life with mine; and 2018 - the last time I will ever see his face this side of Heaven.

There were 7 long years between the first and second ‘seeing’.

Bob’s Senior Picture – 1967; Our Wedding Night Picture – 1974.

The second sighting led to 44 years of constant ‘seeing’ – and I never got tired of looking at Bob’s face. Those 44 years of looking was always as breath-taking as the first time ever I saw his face. As far as I was concerned, Bob DID “hang the moon” :-D

The last time I saw Bob’s face, I was touching a lifeless face … and kissing lips that would never again kiss me back.

December 14th, 2018 – Bob’s last breath this side of Heaven.

That was 19 months ago; today.

19 months/8 hours & 11 minutes ago; to be exact.


It still seems surreal to me: and I am still ruined for anyone else.



Every new month … on the 14th day of that month … I am amazed that I still manage to live with half a heart.


“The first time ever I saw your face …”

BOB - 1967

I love you, Babe.

Always ~ OX

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