He is retired from the world,
And all he sees just leaves him cold.
And, at the end, all done and told,
He can't forget her hair of gold.

She is a star, that much is true,
And, every day, lives something new,
And yet, when skies turn dark from blue,
He comes to mind, who she once knew.

And every day tears them apart,
And, all the time, their broken heart
Cries out, in vain, for their return ...
Alas, their loss they can but mourn ...

***

It is too late for him to be
That which he was, back then, you see ...
And, as he goes on bended knee,
He makes for a miracle his plea.

Perhaps she now remembers him,
Who, then, seemed nice, if a touch dim ...
Whose love she lost, upon a whim,
Her pride too strong to let him in ...

And every day tears them apart,
And, all the time, their broken heart
Cries out, in vain, for their return ...
Alas, their loss they can but mourn ...

Alas, for now, they can but yearn.

Retired (2025 remix)

James Delsono