Forever Everlasting.

My affection for you is unwavering & lasting

At first I believed that this feeling was a single-lane road only driven in pre-scheduled passing

Much to my disbelief I am not alone on this journey of age and deep exploration

All around me sits fellow educated elderly who share my underlying fascination

Words, poems, lines, odes, pages, chapters, sonnets, books

All black on white, fragments and strings, simple and wordy in sheer looks

I have learned that upon initial meeting, one must not judge a book by its cover

Instead read & think & consider & listen and then decide if you are ready to dive into another

Past our anniversary and most important dates, we are separated from our daily relations

By a new chapter of our life that is not bound by literary sensations

Every time phrases spew from my pencil point I know that I have been changed

My thoughts, former patterns, and way of thinking is now betwixt and rearranged

I will always wander if I ever met your standards – that question will be forever everlasting

My affection for you is unwavering & lasting