A young man long ago looked to the future and had something to say,

“The greatest cargo I would ever carry is within my heart to give away,”

I’ve read poetry written by his hand to be overwhelmed by his depth,

How can it be I’ve wondered that of his words I have lost my breath,

The girl he loved in his time must have been special beyond word,

I wonder how did she react each time his love poems she heard,

The stars of Texas skies shown like diamonds he said in his rhymes,

But as I have read his works I know how he endured such hard times,

His heart was filled with love as mine has been through times retreat,

She and I have been together of love to create Cupid’s greatest feat,

“You are the rainbow in my skies to celebrate the tears we’ve cried alone,”

Of me, “my seasoned heart says it’s through teardrops the rainbow shone,”

No doubt his words are accurate as through warfare great love survives,

Teardrops fell of loneliness and hardship but from her, their love revives,

A rainbow is there each day for me as I am the young poet you once knew,

Yes, I have given away my precious cargo to carry it each day anew for you.

The end.  By Pat

Those young man quotes are from a poem I wrote 46 years ago this month.

Soon I’ll be 69 it’s sad to say,

Yet I will love you more each day,

I am lost at time of pain’s extreme,

But from you I still have a dream,

To be at your side until times end,

It is of your love that I can mend.

I love you.  By Pat for Patti