Love

[couchgrouch]

LoveIf morning starts to rustmy day becomes unrulymy plans turn into rustand fortune treats me cruellyit's in the ocean's roara simple word is writtenI walk a starfish shoreand find the secret hiddenis lovethat reaches from the skyand searches for us allbye and byethere's much that man, can't understandbut when beauty meets his eyeone thing he can't denyis lovemy whiskers will go greymy joints will start to stiffensometimes I think all dayon all that I've been givenyears that burned long agoare now just barely embersI kiss my wife and knowthat all I need rememberis lovethat reaches from the skyand searches for us allbye and byethere's much that man, can't understandbut when beauty meets his eyeone thing he can't denyis lovemy wife and I hold handsand watch our newborn daughtersomeday we'll walk the sandswith her by ocean watershow could we have so muchand not be moved to share itwe'll show her heaven's touchso that she'll inheritlovethat reaches from the skyand searches for us allbye and byethere's much that man, can't understandbut when beauty meets his eyeone thing he can't denyis love(c)2004 Robert George