REMINISCING
| Where shady willows sweep the banks Of a sparkling sunlit stream An old man sits in silence And his mind begins to dream For in this place his mind runs free The years are not clouded in mist This place holds many sweet memories This eden where first they had kissed His dreams take him back to a long ago When love was in the air He thinks of the girl who won his heart A girl beyond compare How lithe was her youthful figure She walked with a flowing grace So soft was the touch of her silken hair And the beauty that shone from her face How light were their hearts in those carefree days When the world was so fresh and new How sweet is the wonderful memory When she shyly murmured "I do" Together they travelled a lifetime Through many a hardship and pain And though the dark clouds gathered Their love always kept out the rain They lost their son in a senseless war Depression swept in like a tide But whenever he feared he would falter She stood like a rock at his side She gave him the courage to face the world When the future looked dark and grim She refused to submit to her grief and doubts So she could look after him He tenderly clasped her tiny hands As she sat on the bank by his side For he knew that he had found heaven The day he had made her his bride Her youthful body had vanished The years had torn it apart But her face possessed even more beauty A beauty that springs from the heart Her gentle hands were now wrinkled Her hair had long turned to gray And though he had loved that youthful girl He loved her much more today Their love shone out like a beacon A light for the world to see A love that had grown every passing year And would last through eternity K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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