and the note would always say,
I love you even more this year,
than last year on this day.
My love for you will always grow,
with every passing year."
She knew this was the last time
that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses
in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know,
that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early,
way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy,
everything would work out fine.
She trimmed the stems and
placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside
the portrait of his smiling face.
She would sit for hours,
In her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture,
and the roses sitting there.
A year went by, and it was
to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude,
that had become her fate.
Then, the very hour,
as on Valentines before,
The doorbell rang, and there
were roses sitting by her door.
She brought the roses in,
and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone,
to call the florist shop.
The owner answered, and she asked him,
if he would explain, Why would someone
do this to her, causing her such pain?
"I know your husband passed away,
more than a year ago,"
The owner said, "I knew you'd call,
and you would want to know.
The flowers you received today,
were paid for in advance.
Your husband always planned ahead,
he left nothing to chance.
There is a standing order,
that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance,
you'll get them every year.
There also is another thing,
that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this
years ago.
Then, should ever I find out that he's no
longer here, that's the card that should be
sent to you the following year."
She thanked him and hung up the phone,
her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to
get the card.
Inside the card, she saw that he had written
her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence,
this is what he wrote...
"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone.
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome.
I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real.
Or if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say, you were
the perfect wife. You were my friend and lover, you
fulfilled my every need. I know it's only been a year, but
please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.
When you get these roses, think of all the happiness,
That we had together, and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still.
Please...try to find happiness, while living out
your days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find
some ways. The roses will come every year, and they
will only stop,
When your door's not answered, when the florist
stops to knock.
He will come five times that day, in case you
have gone out.
But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt
To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him.
and place the roses where we are, together once again.
I miss you when something good happens to me, because you are the one I want to share it with first. I miss you when something bad happens, because you make everything better. I miss you when I cry, because you kiss my tears away. I miss you when I'm laughing, because you make my laughter grow. I miss you through all those times, but I miss you most when I'm lying in bed at night thinking about you, because before I always knew someway, somehow, you were thinking of me too, and that is why it is then that I miss you most, because I'm not so sure your thinking about me anymore ....
The scariest part is walking away from you and never feeling for the rest of my life, the way I feel when I'm with you.
The first time I saw you, I knew it was true, that I'd love you forever, and that's what I'll do. You don't know what you do to me, you don't have a clue, and you don't know what it's like to be me looking at you....
i cant look at you anymore, because if i do, i kno in my heart that i will fall back in love w/ u. sure, i go around saying im over you, truth is, ill never be. you were my first real love and ill never let you go. although u have changed so much since u broke my heart, i will always be here to support anything u choose to do. i kno im not the one u love, or the one ull ever love, but please kno that i love you with all my heart and i pray to God every nite that u will go back to the person i fell so deeply in love w. i forgive all the hurt u put me through, although u never even apologized. and tho we dont talk anymore it pains me to look back at your picture and kno u never think of me even tho ur on my mind at all times. i just want to let u kno that i love u, always and forever ....