by SLLawson

Created on: April 28, 2008

They're neatly stacked upon a shelf
Each one looks just the same
The covers will not give a clue
Except the owners name

The notebooks that my father filled
One a year for 30 years
Tell of a journey down a road
That started out with only fears

Until the day he met her
And she opened up his heart
She made him feel respected
They vowed to never be apart

Slowly he began to love

And treasured her more than his life
He finally got the courage
To ask her to be his wife

Joyfully they lived a life
Of fairy tales and castles
But then the road went all up hill
With life's worries and its hassles

Quickly though she promised him
Hang in there babe, we'll make it
And if you really can't believe
For awhile just try to fake it

For through the ups and downs of life
It's never ever easy
To see things through when times get rough
Success isn't for the lazy

So with her love she coached him back
Into a happy life
Their goal; becoming old and gray
Through both the joy and strife

When life presented his last test
Of living life without her
He gathered all the dusty books
And sat reading them for hours

His faced now smeared with darkness
From dust and tears combined
His heart, though broke
Was full of love
For his sweet angel divine

In every word he'd written
A story was revealed
Of compassion everlasting
His heart was being healed

He felt her sweet hand touch him
In her gentle loving way
He placed the books back on the shelf
And knew she'd be with him all the way

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