Who wrote this poem? I've been trying to figure it out for months now.

Question

Who wrote this poem:

"Near to the door

he paused to stand

as he took his class ring

off her hand

all who were watching

did not speak

as a slient tear

ran down his cheek

and through his mind

the memories ran

of the moments they walked

and ran in the sand

but now her eyes were so terribly cold

for he would never again have her to hold

they watched in silence

as he bent near

and whispered the words

"i love you" in her ear

he touched her face

and started to cry

as he put on his ring

and wanted to die

and just then

the wind began to blow

as they lowered her casket into the snow

this is what happens

to man alive

when friends let friends

drink and drive

Answer 1

no idea, but i remember it being handed out in church in about 1968.