TOGETHER FOREVER

**TOGETHER FOREVER**

“Life seems to loose it’s meaning with the loss of your beloved. Memories are all that you have. Pain and sorrow of your soul companion….”

Red roses were her favorites,
Her name was also rose.
And every year her
Husband sent them
Tied with pretty bows.

The year he died, the roses
Were delivered to her door,
The card said, I love you
Like all the years before.
Each year he sent her roses
And the note would always say,
I love you even more this year,
then last year on this day.

My love for you will always grow
With every passing year
She know this was the last time
That the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses in
Advance before this day
Her husband did not know,
That he would pass away.

He always liked to do things early,
Way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy everything
Would work out fine.

She trimmed the stems and placed
Them in a special vase.
Then, she sat the vase beside the
Portrait of his smiling face.

She would sit for hours, in her
Husband’s favorite chair.
While staring at his picture,
And the roses smiling there.

A year went by and it was hard to
Live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude
That had become her fate.

Then the very hour
As on their anniversary before,
The door bell rang and there
Were roses, sitting by the door.

She brought the roses in shock
Then, went to get the telephone
To call the florist shop
The owner answered, and she
Asked him, if he could explain
Why would someone do this to her,
Causing her such pain.

I know your husband passed
Away more than a year ago,
The owner said I know you’d call,
And you would like to know.
The flowers you received today,
Were paid for in advance.
Your husband always planned
Ahead, he left nothing to chance.

There is standing order
That I have to file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance
You’ll get them every year.

There also is another thing
That I think you should know
He wrote a special little card.
He did this years ago.
Then, should ever I find out that
He’s no longer here.
That’s the card that should be
Sent, to you the following year.

She thanked him and hung up the
Phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she
Slowly reached to get the card.
Inside the card she saw
That he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total
Silence, this is what he wrote…..

Hello my love, I know it’s been
A year since I have been gone,
I hope its hasn’t been so hard
For you to overcome
I know it must be lonely
And the pain is very real
For if it was the other way
I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made
Everything so beautiful in life.
I love you more than words can
say, you were the perfect wife.
You were my friend and lover,
You fulfilled my every need.
I know its only been an year
But please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy
Even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be
Sent to you for years.

When you get these roses
Think of all the happiness
That we had together,
And how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you
And I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on
You have some living still.

Please…try to find happiness
While living out your days
I know it is not easy but I hope
You find some ways.
The roses will come every year
And they will only stop
When your door’s not
Answered, when the
Florist stops to knock.
He will come five times that day,
In case you’ve gone out.
But after his last visit
He will know without a doubt
To take the roses to that place
Where I’ve instructed him.
And place the roses where we
Are, together once again…