Always & Forever
He greets the dawn each morning
Smiles, behind a fresh bouquet
Sweet songs, hummed,
serenading
’Side the bed where she long lay
Devotion, spanning many years,
Waxing a century,
Shedding youth and countless
tears
Entwined, their destiny
Early on in married life,
They struggled — poor as dirt
So young, they, looking eye to
eye
Exchanging vows, rehearsed
Surviving war and hardship
True love, enduring time
Even when to sleep she drifts
He’s right there by her side
Caretakers expect him
For he’s never missed a day
And, Sunday’s with the Lord’s
hymn
Sharing scriptures as she lay
Some wonder, as they watch him
Seated there, in his lawn chair
His lasting, strong devotion
Beyond weather, fierce or fair
“She’s never died, my bride,
You see, forever, we are married”
Soft spoken, tearful eyes
Fixed on the grave where she lay,
buried
A careful watch he’ll keep
With endless love for his dear bride
Until he finds her in his sleep
Beyond the other side
Inspired by the True Love Story of John and Vivian McFalls
Originally posted as “Love in a Lawn Chair” last year on Prose.