a true story of my mom and dad-70 years married |
You lie in my arms Late at night and I reflect It has now been 20 years 30 years 40 years 50 years 60 years 70 years Together As one We have been Up We have been Down We have laughed We have cried Joy Sorrow Yes my love We have had It all And yet my Love You have stood By me You have wavered Just as the trees Waver With a strong wind You have worried About me Just as a mother Worries About her children You have had doubts About me Just as we All should doubt Things sometimes It brings change It brings reflection And yet Just as the sun Is there for us Each day You My Love Have been there for me Without you I could not Have been Who I am Without you I could not Have been Who I could be Without you I would have missed Many joys in life Many breathtaking Sunrises Many glorious Sunsets So as you lie In my arms And I reflect I have not told you Enough times that I love You I have not shown You enough Attention I have not deserved The love Of such a wonderful And Beautiful woman Such as you But for all these Years I have Had you And somehow Over the years Through the unspoken words Through the soft touches Of your hand Upon mine Through the special Look You give me I know I know completely My dear That somehow You love me As much As I do you And I thank YOU As you lie in my arms Late at night And I reflect! Signed, Your Loving Husband There are relationships which give me hope for the human race. This is one of them. It is easy to walk away from our commitments in life-- so much more difficult to face them, work out the problems, solve them, and move on. I know this because this is a true story --it is the story of my Mom and Dad who died not too long ago after almost 70 years. Dad had altzheimer's and would not remember any of his six children, but I watched him reach over from his easy chair and lightly touch Mom's arm. They spent their last years together in a nursing home-when Dad went in Mom moved in also to be near him-Dad died first then a few months later Mom said she was tired, in pain and missed Dad terribly and was going to join him. And she did! Now that is Love my friends!!! Think about it. And thanks Mom for loving me and thanks Dad for telling me your story from the grave! I love you also!!!! Gun/Rich |