Full Circle #1

                               © by Chuck McGlawn/Chuckest@aol.com

                                   May your Circle remain unbroken

                                    First friend then love then wedding verse.

                                    Only death could part us. For better or worse.

                                    A lifetime together is what we had planned,

                                    The milestones of life we would face hand in hand.

                                    Joined at first by the power of her lust

                                    I hoped it would grow into love and to trust

                                    Two separate souls, could they come together

                                    Bound heart-to-heart, together forever?

                                    Life tested that love in fierce stormy weather

                                    Each trial we faced should’ve pulled us together

                                    Our love was saved when our first child came

                                    I prayed his arrival would light a new flame.

                                    Pained memories grew and as the years past

                                    A question arose, How long can this last?

                                    And alas dear reader, something altered our paths

                                    That once whole person became just two halves

                                    And I must move forward. Life doesn’t wait

                                    I’m seeking now a more worthy mate.

                                    But know what I’m after right from the start