Dedicated to Mom and Daddy

The "I Do's" were said and they were wed
That sunny summer day
The cake was cut, the car door shut
And they were on their way

The honeymoon ended way too soon
Didn't even get a tan
Packing the stuff, moving is rough
And so their life began

Dinners are burned, lessons are learned
Arguments are lost and won
Tears are shed, "I'm Sorrys" are said
Making up is fun

Babies come one by one
They're eight and five and three
Thank God above for the love
That they have given me

Years fly by and now I cry
The baby leaves tonight
By setting sun the vows are done
Now he has a wife

Alone again, I wonder when
My love for you was lost
I know it's around it must be found
No matter what the cost

New grandbabies and great grandbabies
Many have come along
Eight girls, five boys they bring us joys
Singing their sweet songs

The day is near I have no fear
Please don't leave me alone
I hope we can go hand in hand
To our Heavenly Home

They made it through fifty-two
Years of thick and thin
By sharing all, standing tall,
Shutting up and giving in

So we see how it must be
Sometimes a jolting carriage
The ups and downs, the smiles and frowns
Make the seasons of a marriage

Please Note: The technicalities of this poem are not equal with the facts of my parent's marriage. I was trying to convey that through everything, they were always there for each other.