I once knew a girl
And I called her friend

We laughed for hours
For days on end

We ran in the rain
And acted silly
Oblivious to the
Gradual diminishing
Of our youth

On day I kissed this girl
And I called her lover

A whole new world
For us to discover

We danced to the music
In our heads
And lived by the
Rhythm in our hearts
Acutely aware of
The growing possibilities

I took her hand
And called her wife

In the blink of an eye
Two new lives

We learned and we taught
All of us, together
She was our glue
Our sun
Our foundation
And she never wavered
Now the nest finds its self empty
And we find ourselves older
But, we are never alone

Sometimes she can’t
Remember my name
But we laugh at the wrinkles
Just the same

I once new a girl
And I called her friend
I now know a life
That without her
Would end

Sometimes I think about things
As I lie awake at night
And it always comes down to this

I didn’t always make the right choices
But, there is one I would never change

I think about all the times we’ve had
The times we ran and played
The times we cried and fought
The struggles we went through
The good times
The diapers and the sand
The trips and the fevers
Our nights alone on the couch,
Thankful for the quiet
Being pushed out of the bed
By the three of them
The cartoons and the pancakes
The school plays and rushed dinners
The chaos and the calm
Coming home; to a home

Yeah, I once knew a girl
And I made her my life

After all these years
I still sleep peaceful
For I know
Without her
Mine
Would have been
A life less
Lived




kc09

dude...as a widower (tears flow)
this didn’t just touch me it rocked my entire soul

f-ing beautiful

wow!!! you amaze me

i have tears in my eyes as well..very beautiful!!

ha!
thank you david
the tears mean a lot to me...oh! sorry

i hope to see you and the kids soon...

thank you very much...

and the tears?...well,they prove you are human...

again, thank you

no need to be sorry
this one just got to me and isn't that the point?

Though Ive never had this kind of life (or ever will) described here, I can see the joy and pain in it. Great Job {K}

beautiful

Wonderful, beautiful and of course it touched my heart.

Always enjoy your writes,just beautiful

well i don't think i will either my friend but, it doesn't stop us from seeing the picture, does it?

thank you for stopping in

thank you....

thank you M ...

hi pam nice to see you...

isn't that why you do it?

had to clean it up a bit...sorry


I once knew a girl
And I called her friend

We laughed for hours
For days on end

We ran in the rain
And acted silly
Oblivious to the
Gradual diminishing
Of our youth

One day I kissed this girl
And I called her lover

A whole new world
For us to discover

We danced to the music
In our heads
And lived by the
Rhythm in our hearts
Acutely aware of
The growing possibilities

I took her hand
And called her wife

In the blink of an eye
Two new lives

We learned and we taught
All of us, together
She was our glue
Our sun
Our foundation
And she never wavered
Now the nest finds its self empty
And we find ourselves older
But, we are never alone

Sometimes she can’t remember my name
But we laugh at the wrinkles
Just the same

I once new a girl
And I called her friend

I now know a life that
Without her, would end

I think about things as I lie awake
And it always comes down to this...

I didn’t always make the right choices
But, there is one I would never change

I think about all the times we’ve had
When we ran and played
The times we cried and fought
How we’ve grown
Good times
The struggles we went through
Diapers and sand
Trips and fevers
Our nights alone on the couch,
Thankful for the quiet
Being pushed out of the bed
By the three of them
Cartoons and pancakes
School plays and rushed dinners
The chaos and the calm
Coming home; to a home

Yeah, I once knew a girl
And I made her my life

After all these years
I still sleep peaceful
For I know
Without her
Mine
Would have been
A life less
Lived



kc09

Intense .... bittersweet ... the way you take us from the first Hello to the last goodbye...

I am speechless while a million emotions flood me. *sniff* Scenes from "The Notebook" fly past my mind's eye.. mixed in with my own life memories... *sniff*

Once again a powerful & beautiful write {{{Kevin}}}

I work with people who would relay these types of stories to me about their loved ones from their lives of old, before they forgot who they or their loved ones were...

Beautiful and touching this...

thank you for all of your kindness...im glad you found something to like in this...

thank you for your reply...it must be hard to go through that. i feel for those that do...