Second time around.

If you sit back and think of life

Right back to the very start

From a Babe in arms to Adolescence

Progress could be displayed on a chart

Teenagers still learning though

Schooldays may have passed

Friendships made and broken

And special partnerships that last

The Beau that the Belle has chosen

Perhaps the courtship wsas too fast

But the doubts were very quickly erased

And ‘ere long the Happy Couple were wed

Happiness  stretched before them

Or maybe their own Utopia instead

In natural progression the children came along

They now had a Family of their own

But sadly as sometimes happens in life

Dissention had also grown

Maternal instincts growing stronger

Intimate moments start to fade

Love now turned to Acrimony

The ending of a romantic decade

Tears cascade like a waterfall

Will broken hearts ever mend

Time they say is the magic healer

When will happiness again descend

Children now with Mother,

Another  single parent is she

Is this now to be her role in life

Alone for Eternity

Then suddenly a glimpse of Sunlight

Appears from a break in the cloud

Could this be the start of a new life

Time to cast off the shroud

Just as all hope was fading

A friendly smile from across the room

Could this be the start of a second romance

For a lasting partnership perhaps to bloom

Maybe just join for a drink at the Bar

Accompanied by social chat

Perhaps an evening out to the Theatre and a meal

Could possibly follow that

Today there are so many different ways

Where friendships could possibly start

Even a chat on the Internet

May grow to an affair of the heart

Belles and Beaux will ever be present

Ever hopeful their paths may cross

And perhaps form a loving relationship

To erase the memories of their recent loss

For love is blind is what some folk say

And I believe it is often true

Thinking mistrust only happens to others

Never knowing it could happen to you

So now it is time to cast the cobwebs aside

And look to the good times ahead

Your friendship may grow from strength to strength

To a lasting partnership, instead

Of living your life on your lonesome

Not sure of where it all will end

So open your arms and embrace a new life

With a new loving partner  and friend.

Dennis Shrubshall    5th November  2013