Hear me, my darling, speaking sooth,
Gather the fleet flower of your youth,
Take ye your pleasure at the best;
Be merry ere your beauty flit,
For length of days will tarnish it
Like roses that were loveliest.
And sometimes water is thicker than blood, and,
all tender shoots need love in order for them to grow,
so I just wanted to say thank you for being you,
but there's a few other things that you should know:
You have spoiled me so terribly,
(and I absolutely love it, by the way)
You went the extra yard at Christmas,
and you gave me a simply magical birthday.
And I?ll never forget our Christmas times,
especially that feeling on Christmas Eve,
Dad with his food, Mom with her vodka
and we went to sleep with a dream to believe.
Her Christmas spaghetti was legendary,
her front bedroom was where I spent my "time out",
she was often strict with me, just to be kind,
she certainly taught me what love is all about.
I wish you both so much happiness,
and the best of what life has in store,
I wish you plenty of Christmas stockings,
and I wish you love, always and for evermore.
The greatest Christmas stocking ever,
was not the one filled with my favourite toy,
instead, it was beautifully filled by you,
and you filled my life with happiness and joy.
You used to cry so much at Christmas time,
and now those shoes are on our feet instead,
because there's great sadness in our hearts,
and there's still so much left to be said.
You came to visit me that Christmas,
but sadly, things just didn't work out,
the distance between us became our tyranny,
but we soon found what true love was all about.
So thanks are in order,
To every single one of you,
I?m proud of who you are,
And I?m proud of what you do.
Christmas was always my favourite time,
you could feel something special in the air,
and I just want to look back and remember,
because I have a memory to share.
(NAME) got to hear his first R rated word,
Dad used to fix everything, this time it was the brakes,
and then there was the full shaped Christmas tree,
and you should see the lemon meringue pie mother bakes.
I'll never forget the 23 years of Christmas gifts,
and shopping at JC Penney will never again, be the same,
I think I'll wear her favorite green and pink shirt,
I might even wear it to a basketball game.
You came into the World during Christmas 2004,
but then literally, you had to take a life flight,
we all had to drive 2 hours to get there,
and that was only the start of a very long night.
I remember dinner with dad after a little league championship,
I'll never forget him saying "I'm proud of you, son",
and we've had so many great hectic, stressful family times,
but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, how else does dinner get done?.
Because, I for one, know that marriage is never easy,
and love needs to be fed and watered, nearly every hour,
so, whatever happens, never take each other for granted,
always treat your love like a tender, blossoming flower.
It wasn't until Christmas of that year,
that was when I started to see a little common sense,
you came around for a chat and a coffee,
although I'll admit, things were still rather tense.
Seattle was so very special this year,
I really enjoyed being with your family at Christmas time,
I felt the warmth, the love the bond,
and I also felt the reason in this rhyme.
And married life is by far the best thing I've ever done,
(NAME) and I love each other more with every passing hour,
so please, just let your love blossom and grow,
and nurture it, like the world's most precious flower,.
You came to visit me that Christmas,
but sadly, things just didn't work out,
the distance between us became our tyranny,
but we soon found what true love was all about.
Now mother is renowned for her cheesecakes,
and people call up to order one for the holiday,
and whenever Dad makes a speech for people,
the famous plane joke is something he's sure to say.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
I could go on about Thanksgivings and Christmas's,
evening trips to Thrifty and the best ice cream cones,
but I really want to talk about my parents,
even though Dad doesn?t say much, when anybody phones.
It's like a beautiful and delicate desert orchid,
where once there was sand there's now a flower,
and that orchid continues to bloom and blossom,
and it is getting more beautiful by the hour.
It has taken me a while to grow,
I guess I?ve been like some reluctant flower,
but you?ve encouraged and nurtured me,
every week, every day, every single hour.
By that Fall, they decided to get married,
and dreams do come true on Christmas Eve,
and their close friends and family witnessed it all,
no Santa Claus but their own dream to believe.
I remember Christmas Eve when the kids opened their games,
and (NAME) stood out on the porch and cried,
and in hospital, he said that he had to get better,
he said he had a wedding to go to (but then he died).
Because they were always there for us
and Christmas will never be the same again,
maybe not until we are all once more together,
some day in the future, sometime when.
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