by: Colette Calapristi Casey
copyright© 2015
The tender valley embraces the velvet meadow
She waits within a warm and welcoming shadow
My journey long, my struggles a plenty
You soothe that which uneases me
My darling, my loving, my vibrant Jenny
Force of wind, pushes against my face
A fire within, fights for her embrace
Too long apart, too much distance
I can’t fight any longer,
I can no longer bear my own resistance
Life was new so many years ago
When I was a young man with such ego
Never finding the right perfection
I left and I wandered
Until that day, that lovely day, I saw her reflection
The beauty, the soul, is calling me home
Reminding me rest awaits from when I roam
Jenny oh my Jenny the years have been kind
For even though we age
We now will finally have the love that we will bind
My lovely, my darling, my bride
Your heart has rescued me from the deep divide
We rejoice in amazement at our new generations
Our children and theirs
Ever growing with each and every new creation
Hope embeds in our yearning hearts
Making it so, even with distance
we are never apart
The tender valley embraces the mossy meadow
And there she waits within the warm and welcoming shadow
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