GOLDEN YEARS

 

It was fifty years ago when I first saw her

And I fell for her beauty and her charm

And now in the autumn of our years

I’m still proud to have her on my arm

 

How long ago it was when we were young

When every minute we were parted

Was full of the agonies and torment

And time alone left us broken hearted

 

I could have composed wondrous symphonies

And written lofty ballads to her name

I could have written the sweetest love songs

And never expressed what are love became

 

I would have crossed the wildest seas

And walked on coals to be at her side

I would have slain the fiercest dragon

And fought duals to win her as my bride

 

I proclaimed my love to her as everlasting

And I told her we would always be together

Through thick and thin, good times and bad

Through calmness and through stormy weather

 

How my heart soared as the church bells rang

When at the alter she stood and said I do

Now after fifty summers and fifty winters

The love I proclaimed still holds true

IF NOT FOR….

 

If not for sweet birdsong in tree and bush

How plain the spring seasons headlong rush

If not for the daffodil’s trumpets of gold

How sad the passage to new from old

If not for your sweet presence by my side

Spring would hold no joy, as sadness would reside

THE BREATH OF LIFE

 

The most wonderful girl

To ever draw the breath of life

How honoured I would be

If she agreed to be my wife

We will navigate together

Through adversity and strife

To be parted from her love

Would cut me like a knife

I will take my place beside her

And we will make ourselves a life

 

The most wonderful woman

To draw the breath of life

How honoured I was that she

Agreed to be my wife

We did navigate together

Through adversity and strife

To be parted from her love

Would cut me like a knife

I took my place beside her

And we have made ourselves a life

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

 

How great is the feeling

Of love, love, love

Brought on the wings

Of a snow-white dove

Sent by the angels

Who dwell high above

A love so perfect

It fits me like a glove

My life was so empty

Of love, love, love

But to keep my life full

You are the solution thereof

MOMENTS

 

A life is merely moments

Interconnected

Like the links of a chain

Just moments

Some fleeting

Some lingering

Sometimes singular

Sometimes strung together

One upon another

To make experiences

In turn making a life whole

Life consists only of moments

Moments that comfort

Moments that elate

Moments of sadness

Moments of joy

Moments of pain

Moments of ecstasy

Moments to cherish

Some moments are finite

Others radiate through a life

Like ripples on a pond

Left by a rising fish

Others remain rooted in the past

Becoming distant memories

Yet some are perfect moments

And are easily recalled

In perfect clarity

You are my most precious moments

I NEVER KNEW

 

I never knew

When I wished for you

That the wish I wished

Would soon come true

 

I never knew

When I dreamed of you

In the dreams I dreamed

You would love me too

ANOTHER

 

Our first year of wedded bliss

Then a second year united

Another year notched up

Yet one more year in concert

Another year together

One more year in partnership

Another year with you

A year of dull and sunny weather

The ninth year still bonded

Another year together

One more year of companionship

Another year of just us two

A year of sad and happy days

Fourteen years now coupled

Another year together

One more year of friendship

Another year chalked up

A mixed year of good and bad

Nineteen years now joined

Another year together

One more year of togetherness

Another year on the sentence

A year of nag and nag and nag

Twenty-four long bloody years

Another year together

What did I do to deserve this?

The punishment didn’t fit the crime

Not even the great train robbers

Had to serve this much time