A huge and shiny mystery box
Sat before me on the floor
It was adorned with shiny locks
Excitement shook me to the core
For many years I had this dream
That I would find the things I’d lost
And now this shiny box would seem
To solve my dream at any cost
I told myself to surely find
The most important item first
So searching deep into my mind
To label all, the best and worst
There was a list of childhood toys
And lovers lost when I was young
The car I raced with all the boys
And Christmases with tinsel hung
The day I found my mate for life
The moment I became a Dad
The life and time shared with my wife
Those times for which I am so glad
I guess we all have lost so much
That placing first the only one
Will be most difficult and such
Must carefully be thought and done
And then I knew, no doubt in mind
That in the box, one choice, no other
From the box I’d search and find
Loving time spent with my Mother
May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM UTC
A huge and shiny mystery box
Sat before me on the floor
It was adorned with shiny locks
Excitement shook me to the core
For many years I had this dream
That I would find the things I’d lost
And now this shiny box would seem
To solve my dream at any cost
I told myself to surely find
The most important item first
So searching deep into my mind
To label all, the best and worst
There was a list of childhood toys
And lovers lost when I was young
The car I raced with all the boys
And Christmases with tinsel hung
The day I found my mate for life
The moment I became a Dad
The life and time shared with my wife
Those times for which I am so glad
I guess we all have lost so much
That placing first the only one
Will be most difficult and such
Must carefully be thought and done
And then I knew, no doubt in mind
That in the box, one choice, no other
From the box I’d search and find
Loving time spent with my Mother
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