We awake as children at the dawn of our lives
With a gift of love firmly placed in our hearts.
There it must wait through good times and bad
Till another comes near, with love to be had.

Each child grows on an uncertain path.
Each journey twists with uncaring chance.
How lucky the few who come to know
The joy of that gift, wrapped so long ago.

What are the odds in life's wondrous game
That you and I, to each other, now came?
Each with the gift still to be opened.
Each with a promise as yet unspoken.

For the gift was not ours to be used in our way.
But ours to be cared for and held till the day
When it could be shared without hesitation
And joined with another's, without reservation.

Alone, we are empty and too soon grow old.
But with you as my love, I can dare to be bold.
Come now, my darling, and unwrap my heart.
One path, forever. One life to start.

Last Updated: 01/04/99