"Eulogy", 1970 by Michael F. Nyiri

Kathy Lynn Sharpton lived a small life.
It was filled with laughter, and free from strife.
She went to school, she received good marks,
She enjoyed the singing of the bluebirds and the larks.
Kathy ate a filling breakfast, but she watched her weight,
She came home early and was never late.
In all, she was fine, and clean, and happy.
She was, in her mother's eyes, all a girl could be.
Well, once, at school, while taking a test,
A boy came into the room; you can guess the rest.
She fell in love, or so she thought,
And the feeling inside here was unbearably hot.
The boy, Robert Ballou, was tall and nice,
And once, for a present, he gave her some mice.
Kathy loved them, and cared for them, too,
To her they were a "steady" present from Rob Ballou.
The mice died in time, so he gave her a cat.
It was fluffy and furry and it smiled when it sat.
A year passed by; Kathy's life had matured,
From the one it had been, with love endured.
On one date, she asked him if it were her he was loving,
He laughed, took out a package, and produced a ring.
They were engaged, and happy; now Kathy's life,
Was filled to the brim, without heartaches, nor strife.
'Twas a sunny day, in the midst of July,
The couple were married, and Kathy started to cry,
"I'll love you forever and ever", she cried.
Forever ended tht night when Robert died.
For Kathy, his attack was an event in a dream,
So for quite a few hours, a statue, she did seem,
Then all of a sudden, her face melted away,
And her happy life had gone astray.
Kathy Ballou hung her head down in grief.
The day so ended, and there fell a leaf.
It crumpled and shattered and shriveled up tight.
The sun started downward, and fell into the night.