As dark shadows slink away
giving rise to a new day
will you be there as I awake
to relieve my lonely ache?
On snowy nights as we walk
sharing thoughts as we talk
will you be ever so kind
as to place your hand in mine?
On days when I am not there
will you think of me and care?
And when I return to your arms
will you grant me your loving charms?
Will you smile and let me see
a love reserved there just for me?
And if I feel not needed one day
will you hold me and ask me to stay?
And as crackling flames banish the cold
from waning years as we grow old
and my body becomes frail and ill
will you love and cherish me still?