I Loved You Once

I loved you once, with all my heart, my spirit, body, soul... I loved you once, with all not part, with marriage as my goal... I loved you once, with all my strength, as if I were on fire... I loved you once, with all at length, as if love meant desire... I loved you once, with all my dreams, which came by day and night... I loved you once, with all extremes spent on this one delight... I loved you once, with all God gave, with passion borne of joy... I loved you once, with all to save romance and not some ploy... I loved you once, with love divine, not holding back a thing... I loved you once, with love benign that caused my heart to sing... I loved you once, with happiness no other man has known... I loved you once, with prayers to bless yet now I pray alone... I loved you once, with each embrace, until the day you died... I loved you once, with all God's grace yet now what sighs are sighed.