Holding Hands

What is it about two people holding hands

That says so much about them

First of all it says love sweet love

But when you see couples in their golden years holding hands

We smile and say awww!

It means after a lifetime of ups and downs

These people are still in love, are still the best of friends

All too often, we lose that loving connection

When the trials and tribulations that confront us each day

Put love in the back seat and we forget about the one thing

That brought us together in the first place... love

Try to remember that feeling and how overwhelming it was

How we lost our appetite, how we couldn't focus on things

Exasperating yet the most glorious feeling we've ever felt

Unfortunately we lose that to a degree as we age

To be replaced by a more mature approach to love

But OH... that first glance, that first kiss, that first embrace

The first time someone says, “I love you!”

Almost nothing can match that glorious feeling

We find ourselves wishing we could relive those joyous moments

But they are replaced by a mature love

Because to maintain that youthful exhilaration

Would certainly make it difficult to carry on a normal existence

But oh the memories, thankfully we still have them