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
