Edgar A. Guest
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F
orever is a long time,
the life of moon and stars,
A longer life than churches know,
or prison gates and bars,|
And I have vowed to love her,
forever and a day,
A vow that knows no changing
or crumbling or decay.F
orever is a long time,
the life of sea and tide,
No calendar can mark it,
no seasons can divide;
It has no bitter ending –
let life bring what it may,
My love must last forever,
forever and a day.T
hough buildings fall in ruins
and earthly splendors fade;
Though death shall separate us,
still stands the vow I made;
Though fashions change and fancies sweep
all charms we know away,
Our love must last forever, forever and a day.
Collected Verse of Edgar A. Guest
(Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books, 1976), 788
