Sunlight On The Water – A Poem

Of love and a proposal

The sunlight on the water Reflected in her smile And when I got on bended knee The twinkle in her eye.

I was so very nervous Although I tried to seem so bold But the tears trickled from my eyes When I slipped on the ring of gold.

The earth stood still at that moment And my heart thundered in my ears Until she said Yes she’d be mine For the remainder of our years.

Now my life is almost done And my youth I can barely remember But I will never forget the sheer happiness Of our wedding that September.

As my heart begins its final slowing And Julie clutches my hand My mind returns to that magical day, and

The sunlight on the water Reflected in her smile And now as I start to fade The sadness in her eye.