From the depths of sadness
Memory brings forth
Moments of tenderness
In dreams
Realization
In the moment
That it is a dream
Thus comfort becomes
The knowledge that past tenderness
Resides in the heart
And wanders around the inner mind’s realm
Memories of comfort
Near the depths of the soul
Touching
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With goodness in our hearts
and sadness in our eyes
we said goodbye
We had felt the depths
and seen too much
when we said goodbye
Strength can hold the heart aloft
though tears in trials flow
as we said goodbye
Time is healer of the heart
Mind’s eye throws us back
to when we said goodbye
Many hearts through fits and starts
Have seen some better things
as we said goodbye
Time does not erase our feelings
and silent tears return sometimes
to when we said goodbye
Holding goodness in our hearts
as we gaze beyond
when we said goodbye
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Smiles and kisses
Dreams and schemes
Plans and hopes
Made up this thing
Random lucky breaks
And hard work and sweat
Smiles and kisses
Dreams and schemes
Happy children
Long days and sleepy nights
Words and looks
Things from books
Smiles and kisses
Dreams and schemes
Days of caring
Days of sharing
Lifetime legacy
After all this
Smiles and kisses
Dreams and schemes
Hopes and visions
Small changes
Big changes
Major setbacks
Lived through with grace and stamina
Smiles and kisses
Dreams
Dreams foregone and fulfilled
Schemes aplenty
But mostly simply
Being
Being together
Through all this
Smiles and kisses
Simple joys
Happy dinners
Sons all grown
All of them sharing
Smiles and kisses
Smiles and kisses
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“It’s not about fighting. It’s about being.” Therese
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Precious time
With hope in mind
Of love that never dies
Light of days
will always stay
in hearts and minds they say
when we were young
and nights were long
joy was born through you
Precious time
With hope in mind
Of love that never dies
As time went by
Our children’s lives
Filled days and nights, we two
Joy in learning
Ever burning
And toys and laughter too
Precious time
With hope in mind
Of love that never dies
Growing together all our days
adversities intruded
But never once in all that time
Was discouragement included
Precious time
With hope in mind
Of love that never dies
Fidelity through thick and thin
Was all we ever needed
And better or worse
As wedding verse
Was lived as days
Moved past unheeded
Precious time
With hope in mind
Of love that never dies
As fate had its say
In final days
And strength gives way
In struggles
We’ll always know
Wherever we go that
Precious time
With hope in mind
gives life, not death,
its beauty.
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