Last Goodbye

We just finished our dinner and
I’d gone in the den and turned on the TV
When she walked in and kissed me
On the cheek like a million times before
And she said «Honey, I know It’s late
But if you don’t mind, My shoppings gotten a little behind
So I think I’ll drive downtown to the grocery store.»
Well. I didn’t look up, Just nodded OK and asked her to
Hand me an ashtray
And when she did, I reached over and squeezed
Her hand, And then she left
And I shuttered a minute
At the thought of my world without her in it
And I reassuringly sought the touch
Of my wedding band
Well. I musta been dozing
Cuz I didn’t hear the door
And I thought now that’s strange
I’ve never done that before
But I looked up, And she was standing by my chair
«Kinda snucked in on me» I said
And she smiled and nodded her head
And I told her that she looked just like an angel
Standing there
For a long moment she didn’t say a thing
And then she caressed her gold wedding ring
And I thought I saw a tear drop in her eye
«Honey, You’ll never know how much I love you»
She said
And I thought of the many years that we had been wed
As I told her that no one could be as happy as I
And then the strangest feeling filled the room
Not one of happiness but one of gloom
And for the first time in my life, I saw sadness in her face
I reached out to touch her, and she drew away
And she told be again, That ours was a love.
That time could never erase
And then I thought I heard a thousand voices singing
But I realized it was the telephone ringing
And that’s when I saw the halo
Surround her pretty golden hair
I turned trembling to the reciever and heard a cold voice
Say there had been a wreck out on the highway
And I knew that when I looked back, She wouldn’t be there
Because it was an angels way of saying our last goodbye