Wednesday, December 30, 2015

A POEM: Old Love, by Joshua Nelson

The Duke of Quails, as he prefers to be called, wrote this poem on a love that lasted through the years and is still going strong.  It touched my heart because for me, in today's world, it is refreshing to see relationships that have survived the storms and continues to bloom!!!  Too late for me but this should be the goal!

                                                                  
                                                                   Old Love

                                                            The bond they share,
                                                            The night so near, I say there
                                                            Fifty, sixty, seventy years,
                                                            Sounds close.
                                                            Watch the crowd, the ones who stare,
                                                            Every Friday the same,
                                                            Every order comes the usual déjà vu

                                                            Large Coke float, two straws, and no whip.
                                                            Time shows no pain.
                                                            Together they forever sit.
                                                            The world is so big, so fast,
                                                            They simply hold hands
                                                            And speak of old times that are long past.
                                                            She cooks for him.
                                                            He still gives his seat.
                                                            Age doesn’t matter here.
                                                            None of them show signs of defeat.

                                                            Those old couples found love’s true meaning.
                                                            They’re too blind to see it.
                                                            We’re still waiting at the end of the finish line
                                                            And they’re still in the middle of the race.

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