In this broken world I am happy,

So many bad things are happening

But in my life all is so good.

It did break once,

Once when my wife,

My wife of many, many years

Was taken from me,

Taken from me by dementia.

The time came,

The time when my wife died,

It was a release,

Release for both of us.

Time moved on

And now all is well

As a new life was given to me,

Given to me by this lady,

This lady came into my life

And she fixed my broken heart.

I look from the balcony

And there before me is the sea,

A glorious sight to see,

The mysteries of its wonder

Enthralling me,

As the gentle waves come towards me

Carrying new messages to my heart.

My lover with me

In our glorious place,

That has become our haven,

Our haven of absolute love.

I look out further,

As far as my eyes will see,

And I see eternity

Waiting for my lover and I

As we journey towards it,

Together in our such deep love.

As we walked by Our River,

My lover and I

A young lady pushing a pram

Walked towards us.

My lover looked at the baby

Then said to me,

“Is there anything more beautiful than a baby?”

I looked at her with a loving smile and replied,

“Yes there is, you”

“Me!” she said,

“Yes” I said “Babies are beautiful,

But that is natural for them.

Beautiful old people are works of art

And I am looking at a beautiful artwork

Every time I look at you.

Once more I was sitting eating my dinner,

Looking across the table at the empty chair

Where my lover used to sit and look at me,

Where we looked at each other.

The profound love we had for each other

That was seen through each other’s eyes,

So strong and never ever leaving us.

Never leaving me now she has parted this life,

Leaving me sitting at the table alone,

Thinking of her and that so deep love we had.

Then that song came on and took me to her,

As we dreamed a little dream together.

I looked up from my computer,

She was standing there

Her silver curls surrounding,

Surrounding the smile,

The smile on her face

That was always there,

Was there for all to see,

But at this moment it was for me.

Her eyes full of love

Looking at me

Showing me that love in her

That was for me,

For me alone .

She came towards me

And came into my arms

Where we kissed.

That kiss so full of love

Love we had for each other,

That love had been there for so long

And had never failed,

And never would fail.

We looked deeply into each other’s eyes

And saw the love that was within us,

Within us for each other.

She took me by the hand,

We walked together away,

Away from this world

Into that place of peace and love

That is there for us,

Where we will be together for eternity.

Then I awoke,

With tears of love streaming down my face.