Ages Of Love

Sitting all day, unable to walk
Crying and giggling your method of talk
Bonded to those that shelter and care
A growing love whenever they're there.

A world filled with fun and new sights
Everyday brings experiences and new delights
No matter how small the time spent apart
When they come back your smile reflects the love in your heart

Cherished belongings, toys and books
Playing doctors and nurses, not worried 'bout looks
Still needing cuddles and a bedtime story
The most loving place is upon parent's knee

Caught between games and desires to mature
Teasing glimpses of feelings, of origins unsure
One special friend that turns to a crush
Their very presence cause a face to blush

Pressure to grow, step away from the fold
Find a path, yearning for someone to hold
No one has ever known a love so grand
There's no way parents can understand.

By now you've recovered from a heart that's been broke
Beginning to think that love is a bad joke
You will learn that with time a heart will mend
Then you will find a love upon which to depend

A life shared will be cemented with a big day
A love together in every possible way.
Two individuals as one, celebrating a love that grew
In front of friends and family each say 'I do'

Unconditional love when life's cycle rolls on
Offspring on your shelter and care base their love upon.
All that you are and ever will be
Will change for that little part of thee

Spending time building a love that is rich
It will have to be strong to survive the seven year itch
With care and hard work you will pull through
The love will be deeper than when it was new

One day they will fly the nest
Then love will be put to another test
A quiet house occupied by two again
Love rekindled it's always there, don't let it wane

One day when you're old and grey
Devastating loss will pass by your way
A time to reflect and remember the love
Till you meet once again in heaven above

Then death's hand will gather your last breath
Rejoin your loved one in the realm of death
A love like no other to be shared by all
When you hear god and answer his call