Next to our bed that we shared

I sat down and opened it up to see

What was written in there

.

I have missed you for such a long time

Since you had to have assisted care

I found it hard to read the words

Between all my lonely tears

.

The years few by as I read the words

You wrote throughout your life

Some made me smile and laugh

Others made my chest feel sad and tight

.

You chronicled each and every day after we met

Right down to the flower I gave you as you sat

Under the tree by the winding stream

You looked so lovely an answer to all my dreams

.

Our young years flew and our love grew

As each page I read came into view

You even had the flower dried and put inside

In this diary that you treasured with your life

.

I am going to bring this diary to the home

Where you now reside

To see if I can help you relive your life

The memories that you have locked inside

.

My love for you will always be there

Like the silver that has become streaked in your hair

I will bring that rose you dried so carefully

When you put it in your diary

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