At Rest Under Valley Slumbers

At Rest Under Valley Slumbers 


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She sits in her rocker knitting


He's in the wood shop tinkering 


He comes in


She says, 


"Did you turn the lights out?"


Inside he smiles


She's said that every night for 50 years


***


So many years


So many memories 


Dreams went by fast


Our children grew up


Had their own children 


Far far far away


***


Deep in the 


Winter of life


My dear 


Precious wife

   

Your always there


We hold each other


In the night


Keeping each other warm 


Until mornings sunlight


***


We never will


Say goodbye


Our loves survived 


Ravages of time


We know in life


We've been blessed


We lived loved


No regrets 


***


So when it's time


An old Death 


Comes a callin


Have no sorrow 


Let go of us


Have no fear


For tomorrow 


Have thee


No worries 


We're at peace


Enveloped within


Warm gentle 


Breezes 


Protected by 


Loving 


Spirit


At rest


Down


Under 


Valleys 


In


Beautiful 


Peaceful 


Valley


Slumbers


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David Penn Arndt June 14, 2022


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Artwork by AphroditeRed


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