like Ruth and Boaz, they were
he was
rich beyond
her meager kenning.
(truth be known,
she would've loved him even
if he'd
not one penny;
nor land, nor house,
nor pot to piss in, or
window for to
toss it out!)
they'd loved before
the world's beginnings,
and would beyond it's end, no doubt.
moon batchelder
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/love-out-of-time/