Friday May 5 2017  LIVING MY DREAM

Dreams are different for each person.  My dream might possibly be someone else’s nightmare and vice versa.  But, I must say, I am living my dream.  This is a topic I have touch on in the past but it became an apparent reality once again today. 

The topic of old age came up this morning when discussing the issue of my droopy eyes.  Dave seemed to think my eye was swollen but I think I finally convinced him it was not swollen, rather just droopy on the outside edge due to aging.  Oh, the topics that could be heard in the privacy of an older couple’s dressing room!  They have certainly changed from years gone by.

Well, Dave supposed (out loud) that we are just growing older together.  I responded with the reminder that growing old with my husband was the dream I carried in my heart when I walked down the aisle toward him on our wedding day.  He peeked around the bathroom door and gave me a big smile and said, “Well, I guess you are living your dream!”  And so I am!  And there is no better dream to live than the one I am living now. 

As the older generations pass away there are fewer and fewer people who can acclaim so many years with one spouse.  For some I suppose a long marriage could reflect years of trouble and turmoil; for us (according to me) it has been delightful and fulfilling.  And today I am truly living my dream.

When Dave holds me in his arms he is still the young groom, full of strength and vitality.  When he smiles at me a surge of warmth floods my soul.  When he kisses me (yes, we still kiss) it still causes me to get the goose bumps, and to know that we have honored our wedding vows puts the icing on the cake of my 44 year old dream.  And the best part is that my heart still smiles deep within just knowing he loves me in return. 

When one loses a spouse I often wonder if the pain is greater because no longer is there someone on which to lavish love upon, or if the greater pain is the absence of no longer having love lavished upon one’s self from another.  I try to never take Dave’s love for granted.  I cherish every day and every hour I live with this man.  And I thank God that I have lived two wonderful dreams in my life; the first, living long enough to raise our children, and the second, to grow old with the groom of my first marriage. 

 

LIVING MY DREAM

Kathleen Martens

May 5, 2017

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

 

The spark of life in my lover’s eyes

Has never dimmed throughout the years.

And my love for him has only grown

Through laughter and through tears.

 

He’s the light of my life, comfort of my heart,

My earthly gift from God above.

From the moment I laid eyes on him

I knew he was the man I loved.

 

Through the year love has blazed

Regardless through joy or sorrow.

We made a choice to stay true

In all of our tomorrows.

 

And time has passed, and we are old

Regardless how young we may act.

Sometimes it’s just fun to be a kid again,

And that’s a plain old fact.

 

We need more help and struggle a bit

But we are there by each other’s side.

And I pray for the continuation of my dream

That together we’ll always abide.

 

Things are changing and we’re a bit slower

And words sometimes lost in the air.

And we don’t even look the same

With graying and thinning hair.

 

But when I look through my dim vision

I see my man so crystal clear.

He is still the man of my dreams

And I always want him near.

 

Young love is passionate and hot as fire

But “old” love is better still,

For it has been forged through the flames

And overflowing in strength, the heart it fills.

 

Thank You God for my husband. Never let me take him for granted.

 

When life seems to be more than you can bear, take time to count your blessings.  You may find your blessing is snoring right there beside  you.

 

GOD BLESS YOU!

P.S.  And it isn’t even our anniversary!  That happens next month!  44 YEARS!!!!