The graveyard

There lies a lonely headstone
In a corner of a graveyard
Sheltered by a yew tree
And covered deep in moss

Yet once so long ago
A maiden walked this life
This stone just marks a memory
Of a young girls broken heart

For she did live
And she did love
Her heart to give
To love untrue

And if you look
You'll see her there
Silent tears just falling
Upon her lonely grave

Tears of remembrance
Of a life so cruelly taken
Tears at the memory
Of the man who took her life

Five score years have passed
Since that deadly deed
Yet still her ghost will linger
For her pain will live eternal

Emma