Love played in concert
the "Claire de Lune" entr’acte
Two skylarks in the Meadows
slow danced to Frank Sinatra
...then they did the jitterbug!

The Love birds they kissed
a whole night away
Ringing in the rite bells,
proposing,
for that early Spring day

The bride wore a cranberry suit
on Midland Avenue, replying,
"OK, yes! , I’ll do it!,
With a prerequisite of sixteen babies
fulfill me, one big family unit! "

The groom was handsome and tall
Appealingly, permitted to that!
Rendered from war,
dormant ,
he wholeheartedly agreed, "Alrighty then, I’ll don this new hat!"

The honeymoon, was like heaven
A little lodge on Bear Mountain
Sealing a lifetime of truly’s,
and a sincere, solemn loyalty to children

They say, hard work pays off
and being just to your brethren...
and, " Did you know...
you become even more Blessed,
every time you get pregnant?"

They had a baby girl, then a girl , then a boy, boy...
But , then most unexpectedly,
a little bow untied,
when their five year old daughter,
got really sick and just died...

God is good, but, "why her Lord?"
Little Kathy’s dad, lost...
with nothing left in his store
"Nothing will ever matter or make sense anymore!"
But his wife saw differently...

She was carrying a baby, and holding her husband,
as if , words were leavened,
saying,"Be not afraid,
for who else do we know...
has their very own advocate in heaven?"

Time went on and it did heal most,
always staying close,
to the Father, His Son,
and that special touch of love, from their Holy Ghost...

They had six more children
then added five more too!
Love bloomed in Jersey,
...a newborn petal fell
God has his reasons...another see welled...

Then, love moved to Pennsylvania
and ten years, loving later...
The farm life in the Valley...
O’ the memories, they’ll paint her!
"Florida here we come!"

Sailing seas and fishing for fun
with the children all grown, now...
Two , too far, far from done!
But, God called her home, his wife of fifty-three years,
gone...

And, The still, handsome groom?
Well, he tries to keep his chin high,
wiping away the tears, now...and...
but then,
he’ll remember her cry,

"The advocate in heaven, lovey...
We’re here!.
Forever, for always,
right here by your side..".

Copyright June 2007
Kimmy Van Kooten