GOODWOOD 3

by David G Dickenson

IN EMERALD FIELDS OF SPLENDOR
STANDS THE MARK OF SOLID WORTH
OF BEAUTY IN THE REALMS OF LOVE
FOR FAMILY RIGHT FROM BIRTH

SHE WORKS AT PLEASANT PASTURES SEWN
TO STANDARDS EVERGREEN
AND GIVES HERSELF TO ONE AND ALL
AND OTHERS IN BETWEEN

HER TRUST AND STEADFAST HONESTY
IS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD
OF CARE AND CONCISE KINDNESS
TO ALL BOTH YOUNG AND OLD

I HOPE FOR HER , HER DAYS ARE LONG
AND FILLED WITH HEALTH AND PEACE
THAT ALL HER HOPES AND DREAMS COME TRUE
AND ALL HER PROBLEMS CEASE

SO, WHO DO I ENDEAR TODAY
AND ALWAYS IN MY HEART
ITS MY DEAR WIFE AND SOUL MATE
A JEWEL TO IMPART.

OF ALL THE SOULS THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED
THROUGH LIFE'S LONG ROAD SO WIDE
THE HOPES AND PRAYERS FROM MAN TO WIFE
WITH YOU BEL WILL ABIDE.