Arrived
By Michael O’Keefe
As I lay here watching my wife sleep, angelic
The early morning sun casts a halo around her face
She is as beautiful to me now as the day I met her
And that day she took my breath away
In the instant, I am forced to puzzle
Why it took me thirty years
To realize I was blindly struggling to grasp
What I had always possessed
The years of advancing careers,
Accumulating, protecting, always in pursuit
Were not per se wasted
But they were distracting
I take stock now
And am surprised to find
I am not through counting blessings
Before I run out of fingers and toes to tally them
I had focused so much time and energy
Trying to acquire this peace and well-being
I failed to enjoy the journey
The same mistake will not be made with the destination
I have achieved more spiritual riches
Than I ever thought attainable
With an extraordinary woman
Whose love I could not do without
As I take in the warm morning glow
I finally know true contentment
I want for nothing
Except more of this forever
Wonderfully paced and what great message! –I feel the same for my wife…
Lovely, true, and very real.
Lovely wishes of a romantic man who realizes what life is all about.