Maybe I've finished my poem

Ed1937

I'm not sure if it's finished. Rough day today.

SHE WAS SIXTEEN:

In front of her house 

She stood waiting

For what would probably be 

Her first time dating

But as luck would have it 

He didn’t show

I happened by 

And said “Hello”

Almost two years later, we were married

Another two years, and a bundle of joy

Yet another two years, another boy

Our children numbered 

Seven then eight

Then with time 

Came number nine

She, a high school dropout 

But that didn’t matter

Her goal - to be an RN

And have an alma mater

She made it through at the top of her class

And she has some proof to put under glass

But those were the days

When our hearts were high

And we welcomed the future

With nary a sigh

Now that we’re old

Life takes a new path

Since she has dementia

Prepare for it’s wrath

She no longer cooks

She no longer cleans

She no longer looks 

Toward any big thing 

Her speech is fragile

Words are a battle

But it’s nothing new

And I’ll make it through

Her bathroom habits 

Now uncontrolled

But she is my wife

To love and to hold

__________________________

Those words were thought of

Down deep in my mind

There are sweet memories

I pray I can find

Her toil’s now over

And now she can rest

She really deserves it

She gave us her best

If I could live my life again

And had my choice of all the girls

I’d pick one - that one

The one with the curls

PookieBlue

Ed, What a lovely poem. Thank you for sharing.

LJCHR

That is a beautiful poem and written from your heart. Thanks for sharing.

justbreathe2

I love this! You should have this framed along with a picture of her. A very loving, and heartfelt poem.

Thank you for sharing.

Jgirl57

sweet and heartfelt.

RickM

Nice!

loveskitties

Make sure you give a copy to each of your children.

Even though I am sure they know what a loving relationship you had with your dear wife, it will be a lasting reminder of what true love is.

Joe C.

Ed, It’s a great & heartfelt poem.

M1

Im sorry it was a bad day Ed. I bet Carol is smiling.

ButterflyWings

Beautiful poem. I hope today goes better for you.

ButterflyWings

Denise1847

Ed,

Your poem is beautiful! It brought me to tears. I really think you could publish a book of poems about your perspective and experience. You have great talent.

Joydean

A great tribute to your beautiful Carol. A love that never ends. Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a very blessed day!

White Crane

Ed, thank you so much for sharing your poem. It brought tears to my eyes. A beautiful tribute to your beautiful wife and the love you shared.

Last Dance

From: Last Dance

Ed, thank you so much for sharing your poem. It is truly a testament of your life together and the love you shared. I'm going to copy it and put it in a book that I have written things about my wife, the love that we shared and the care we gave each other for 53 years and 16 days.  Even though your life was not anything near to our life. We only had two kids, we ran a business together for 38 years but in the end, it ended up being just like yours, she no longer cooked she no longer cleaned. Her bathroom habits and her showering habits at times drove me insane. She ended up losing the ability to walk, to talk, or to eat the sad part about Alzheimer's, is that it rewrites all of our stories of our life together and in the end all of our stories are the same, Alzheimer's wins and we lose.

You have a gift of writing so keep writing your poems and post them.                               God's blessings to you Ed.                                                                                          Richard   

Ed1937

WOW! Thank you for the unexpected replies. This is the one and only attempt I've ever had about poetry. This isn't who I am at all.

Mint

Ed thank you, enjoyed reading this

Caro_Lynne

Love that your DW inspired your beautifully written poem ❤️

Rocky2

Ed, I'm sorry you had a rough day. I pray that you can find solice in the sweet memories. Thank you for sharing such a heart-felt poem. Your faithful devotion to your sweet Carol is an inspiration to me. Also, thank you for being a support and mentor to this caregiver community. Your wisdom and compassion are invaluable.

ladyzetta

Ed. That was beautiful, and I can tell it came right from your heart. You will be together again someday. Take care of yourself. Hugs Zetta

ThisLife

Such beautiful sentiments. Thank you for sharing.

kbotch

Thank you Ed it was beautiful

Ed1937

Thanks everyone. It is appreciated.

toolbeltexpert

Very good Ed. It covers it all and it made me think a little deeper.

Stewart

JC5

Just beautiful! ❤️

Jo C.

Lovingly lovely and heartfelt. Thank you for sharing, Ed.

J.

Emily 123

Beautiful, Ed.

AlzWife2023

beautiful! Thanks for sharing!