Across the Miles

Your love is always with me

And comforts me each day

It even brings this heart a smile

Six thousand miles away

But I could make an endless list

Of all the things I miss

That special way you look at me

The magic when we kiss

The sound of your sweet laughter

Your sweet voice when we talk

The way you slip your hand in mine

No matter where we walk

That smile that lights up any room

And always warms my heart

Your constant loving kindness

You showed me from the start

Fascinating conversations

The kind we've always shared

The way you always lift me up

The way you've always cared

But even though I miss you

So much when you're gone away

This heart is never empty

And our love is here to stay

And we will stand together

As one. through thick and thin

And know, as long as this heart beats

I love you Norma Lynn

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Home

They say home is where the heart is

But my heart’s down on the coast

Inside a brown-eyed woman

That’s given me the most

I feel lost when I’m without her

But her touch can make me whole

Her smile can chase the clouds away

Her love can heal my soul

The one that I had searched for

That Angel in my mind

The one who brings a special love

That few can ever find

So, I’m looking at this highway

And dreaming of the day

When my home is there beside you

Not two hundred miles away

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My Pledge

Remember what I said

The day I pledged this heart to you

In good times and on cloudy days

My love would still be true

Sometimes you find a strength in me

That helps when times are tough

That strength comes from the love you give

I hope it is enough

When you seek comfort in my arms

I hope it soothes your soul

For every time I've needed you

Your love has made me whole

For all the joy you bring to me

And all the love you give

Please know that you can count on me

As long as we both live

Let me be the one you turn to

When the clouds obscure your sun

When you need someone to lean on

Let me always be the one

Although I live to see your smile

I'll be here for the tears

To hold you and to comfort you

For our remaining years

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Not Enough Words

I find myself constantly trying

To put all my feelings in rhyme

To find the right words so elusive

Escaping me time after time

But how can I put into words

The magic you've given to me

Describing the joy that you've given

A difference the whole world can see

It's hard to explain all these feelings

There's nothing I've known to compare

And nothing I've felt measures up to

This beautiful love that we share

My words may not ever explain

These feelings I've had from the start

Just know that each day they grow deeper

And know that you own this man's heart

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Gratitude

You only left me yesterday

But time crawls when you're gone

Unlike when we're together
When it seems to fly along
I'm reliving every moment
All the good times that we share
Amazed at how you love me
And how much you truly care
Not sure how I got so lucky
Or just how my dreams came true
But reality exceeds the dream
Each time I am with you
So, I give you my tomorrows
As I give this weathered heart
Knowing soon the day is coming
When we'll never be apart
But today I'll just be grateful
For the joy you've given me
For showing me what love can do
And how good life can be

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Heaven In Her Arms

I lived all those years in darkness

I walked all those miles alone

Trying hard to keep my aging heart 

From turning into stone

I thought love was an illusion

An empty fantasy

A dream that only could come true

For others not for me

But then I found my Angel

And my darkness turned to light

Gone was all the loneliness 

That haunted me at night

I traded all my sorrow

For the magic of her charms

And all the love I found inside

The heaven in her arms

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Oz

All my world was black and white

With muted shades of gray

My colors all had faded

Or had simply gone away

Hopes and dreams had been replaced

With ways of getting by

And clouds obscured the sunlight

That once brightened the sky

Life had simply given way 

To trying to exist

So, I watched the years just slip away

Not wondering what I missed

But when I least expected

That love could find my heart

An Angel slipped inside my walls

And gave me a new start

Now, every day the sun shines

Even on the darkest day

My world is filled with colors

I was sure had gone away

Exceeding any fantasy

No mere dream can compare

To all that she has given me

And this sweet love we share

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