She watched him making dinner, he was humming all the while
Through lines of age, he looked at her and cast his dimpled smile
She thanked her stars for all the joy and love that filled their house
The perfect life that all began the day they said their vows
She breaks into a toothless grin at all his little jokes
A patch of wrinkled skin now veiled his long and crooked nose
Her stubborn hair turned white and grey, oh still so hard to tame
Fifty years had passed them by, but some things stayed the same
Every night, lay side by side, like every night before
She’d talk to him until she heard his silent gentle snore
On chilly nights, when wheezing hit, he’d wake up really sick
They tried his meds, but in the end, her warm hug did the trick
Sundays were their favourite, when the house became a zoo
The grandkids spent the day with them, and chaos would ensue
But through it all, at each other they’d wink in silent cheers
Watching what they’d chiseled out and sculpted through the years
Once upon a time they’d built sand castles in the sun
As time went by they’d taken shape and colour, one by one
Their life had been a dream come true in many different ways
A journey that has brought them to their precious numbered days
