BEAUTIFUL LIFE

 

Growing old with you has been an absolute delight,

You are my damsel and I your shining in armour knight!

Fifty years of lows and highs have just flown by,

From our warm nest, we helped our nestlings fly!

With you beside me, the years are just a number,

Growing old with you has made me so much younger!

Life is never fair and cannot not be judged by anyone,

We two with our love, have a great story spun!

Life is never black and white, it’s coloured with shades of grey,

It is never just right or wrong, but is many fine nuances at play.

We understood that long ago as we started our journey,

So we could weather the calm and also the sky stormy.

Life is never single dimensional as we all know,

We have to experience happiness, sorrow, loss and exhilaration for us to live and grow.

Our children learnt this, seeing us battle our way through,

If today they stand tall, believe me wife, this is the glue!

Life is worth living because of these shades of grey,

The mesh of woe and contentment makes for a brilliant screenplay!

Today, unwinding the reels of our lives together,

Makes my happiness complete, beyond any measure.