For Brian

 

Perhaps Love

Perhaps love is like a resting place

A shelter from the storm

It exists to give you comfort

It is there to keep you warm

And in those times of trouble

When you are most alone

The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window

Perhaps an open door

It invites you to come closer

It wants to show you more

And even if you lose yourself

And don't know what to do

The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud

To some as strong as steel

For some a way of living

For some a way to feel

And some say love is holding on

And some say letting go

And some say love is everything

And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean

Full of conflict, full of pain

Like a fire when it's cold outside

Or thunder when it rains

If I should live forever

And all my dreams come true

My memories of love will be of you

And some say love is holding on

And some say letting go

And some say love is everything

And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean

Full of conflict, full of pain

Like a fire when it's cold outside

Or thunder when it rains

If I should live forever

And all my dreams come true

My memories of love will be of you

Songwriter: John Denver

First thing when I woke this morning, I thought of you.  It's your birthday and I am filled with memories of you.  Sitting on the front deck when it rained.  Walking around our yard with our Saturday morning post hot tub coffee.  Watching stars with you.  Our dinners out when you would come home after being away for a couple weeks.  Coffee in the airport on our way to Kyiv. Rock Lake. The Hand Hills. Camp fires in the back yard.  

So many things run through my mind.  I am filled with sorrow, not for me.  I am in a good place.  I am filled with sorrow for all the things you did not have.  Our grandkids.  The dream of our farm.  Sheep. Okay, that was me, not you. In heaven, I know you are laughing.

Ten years on, my memories of love are of you.