A popular song at the time Rich and I were engaged and newly married was The Twelfth of Never, sung by Johnny Mathis. We often used the lyrics to pledge our love to each other as lasting forever. During the time of our separation after Rich was drafted into the Marines, I recorded myself singing the song and sent it to him. Recently I looked for the lyrics online and discovered that other couples of the late 60's had used the song in wedding ceremonies and at memorial services when one partner had died.
As healing has taken the edge off my grief, I wonder whether memories of our time together will fade away like the pain. Today, while sorting through old slides, I saw one of us kissing. My heart began to race with the excitement of first love and I knew that love hasn't faded, it will remain. We will be a part of God's great love throughout the ages!
some of the lyrics...
I'll love you till the bluebells forget to bloom;
I'll love you till the clover has lost its perfume.
I'll love you till the poets run out of rhyme,
Until the twelfth of never and that's a long, long time.
Rich,...until the twelfth of never, I'll still be loving you.
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