her hair had turned white 
At just 20
Not from old age 
But from extreme stress -much to plenty 

She was down to 68
Lbs on her body
Nothing left in her
Not even to potty 

When the American GI
Stepped thru the gate
She viewed his uniform 
With terror and fear but not hate 

She  spoke up stating a fact
We are Jewish you know
The American looked at her 
And said so am I as he took off his hat 

Can you show me the other ladies 
He asked gently and siren
She got up slowly 
As if in a surreal dream

The American opened the door for her
She was surprised beyound measure
For she had been accustomed 
To years of abuse and murder

The American visited her
After the Red Cross took her away
While she recovered in a hospital
He managed to come see her everyday 

They fell in love 
While she was on a hospital bed
And one day the soldier asked her to marry him
And yes is what she said 

They were married for   56 Years
3 children and a home
 Loved one another immensely 
To think they met in a Nazi combat zone 

Some thing’s are  meant to be
A divine intervention one might say
When love can bloom and blossom
Turning the sky blue from grey 



WB KSG (c)