The Measure of Two Lives
How do you measure
two lives entwined?
Like twine twisted,
two lives like strings roped,
do you measure
the beginning
or the end?
How do you weigh
two lives' treasure?
Like precious pearls,
memories like jewels roped,
Do you weigh
them each
or them all?
With the twine still twisting,
the rope yet unfinished
with the treasure still collecting,
the string of pearls yet incomplete,
I am content to know
that as our years grow
we are still in the middle,
yet to define the end
give perspective to the beginning
and find joy in the
beginning,
middle
and end.
two lives entwined?
Like twine twisted,
two lives like strings roped,
do you measure
the beginning
or the end?
How do you weigh
two lives' treasure?
Like precious pearls,
memories like jewels roped,
Do you weigh
them each
or them all?
With the twine still twisting,
the rope yet unfinished
with the treasure still collecting,
the string of pearls yet incomplete,
I am content to know
that as our years grow
we are still in the middle,
yet to define the end
give perspective to the beginning
and find joy in the
beginning,
middle
and end.
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