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She had walked along Beach Road late one afternoon, Upon the blue Marianas waters shone the translucent moon, The scene hasn't changed much: the wharf, the bench, the tree And neither have the winds across the Philippine Sea
As she sat on the bench, Norfolk pines touched the sky the tide seemed stronger than on evenings gone by He approached with the breeze, and at much the same pace and both lifted her spirit as she lifted her face
His smile, she recalls, sparkled with twinkling grace That smile hasn't changed since she first saw his face In his eyes were a magic like stars shooting through the sky Broad shoulders. Strong physique. Deep long sigh.
He uttered no words, but his loneliness peeked through Her eyes, too, spoke of pain forever connecting the two The evening was silent, as they sat side by side Just the moon up above, and the breeze, and the tide
She would glimpse him in Garapan. A moment of glad. Though she still bore the pain of the thoughts she once had Looking back on the years even when Islands apart Nothing ever lessened the flame from that auspicious start
Tomorrow that moon will seem a world far away She'll remember Beach Road and that warm fateful day In that same open space where they forgave and will forget A new dream and a new start as they watch the sunset
One more glimpse at the skies, and the moon seems much bolder The tide is getting closer, the air seems much colder Times have changed. Things will never be like that day but love defies the odds and the curse of being away.
