Before the sun goes down tonight,

Before this day is through.

There are some tugs within my heart,

That I want to share with you.

First, I want to say I love you,

I don't say that near enough.

I mean to say it every day,

But I forget it as I rush.

Then I want to say forgive me

For not attending as I should.

I listened, but I didn't hear,

I could have better understood.

What would I do without you?

I need to tell you that.

How I appreciate you,

How you've kept my life in tact.

To say a simple thank you,

Seems commonplace and trite.

But, oh, I am so grateful,

You have been inside my life.

I dare not let the sun go down,

Without saying all these things.

There is no way of knowing

What the night or morrow brings.

If either of us chance to leave,

Then I am glad I did express.

These thoughts that "lie too deep for words,"

May God gently bless the one that's left.

by Virginia (Ginny) Ellis

6/7/00 Copyright ~2000

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