Together Poem by Jim Yerman

Together...what a simple word with a very simple mission
But sometimes it’s the simplest words that give life it’s definition...

When you’re first married you have no cares you float on the wind like a feather
You dream of happiness, perhaps starting a family and growing old together.

Then one day you see all your responsibilities and wonder how you’ll ever muddle through
But you do and you wake up one morning to the realization you’re dreams have come true.

You understand life hasn’t always been easy, you haven’t always floated on the wind like a feather
But you’re healthy and happy; you’ve made it...you have grown old together.

True so much time as passed you have difficulty knowing when, or how or where...
But the kids are grown, the grandchildren growing and there’s happiness in the air.

It’s a wonderful feeling as once again you float on the wind like a feather
For now you’re ready for the next phase...growing even older together.

It’s funny when you’re building a family, when you’re making that daily climb
No matter how you try to extend it, there never seems to be enough time.

In some ways time is your enemy and you wonder if that feeling will ever end
Then overnight all that changes...and time becomes your friend.

And what has made all this work somehow, what has been the glue...the tether?
Near as I can figure, in my life anyway, it’s that we made it through together.