Her husband was a sailor Who sailed the Seven Seas Her early years were spent In care, homelessness, and other miseries
They then met, and came together A truer love was rarely found They lived sincere, and honest life's And were forever bound
He oft returned, with tokens of love Discovered from around the world With tales of each lashing wave Were regularly unfurled
Producing a wooden red yo yo from his pocket He'd purchased something new Its' up and down movements Were like the oceans blue
For three long months now, she's mourned his passing After a lifetime of love, laughter, and good cheer Yet curiously, only just last week The long time missing red yo yo, did mysteriously reappear
She told me, she doesn't believe in ghosts But this is very strange indeed It's as though he sent her this special gift To comfort her, in her moment of need