Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

GROWING OLD

By: Pepper Clark

WHEN MY FACE IS WRINKLING
AND YOUR HAIR IS GETTING GRAY;
WHEN WE HAVE PROVEN THAT OUR LOVE CAN LAST
AS THE YEARS HAVE FLOWN AWAY;

SIDE BY SIDE UNTIL THE END
MY FEELINGS ARE THE SAME;
AS YOU ARE STILL MY BEST FRIEND.

YOUR WARM EMBRACE, YOUR WONDERFUL KISS
AND YOUR LOVING TOUCH ARE EVER UNTAMED.
EVEN YOUR HANDSOME FACE.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
MY FEELINGS WILL NEVER CHANGE.

GROWING OLD IS NOT BAD AS THEY TELL.
BUT OUR LIVES TOGETHER HAS BEEN A TRUE LOVE STORY.
AND WE HAVE LIVED IT TOGETHER SO WELL.

FOREVER -THAT IS A LONG PROMISE TO FULFILL.
BUT WE HAVE COME THIS FAR;
THE REST IS JUST NATURAL.