My Life Through Each Decade
From birth came adoption and new parents
also learning to speak, stammer was hard
thinking ahead to rest of life on earth
felt anxious feeling to be on guard
Then on second-decade school's move
primary to secondary but wish to leave
so very happy to leave at fifteen
then to work in big wide world to believe
Now I'm in my 20s with much to learn
my mum passed away in '81 such a loss
then wed to Jean that year but she died '82
but found Jesus as He died on the cross
In my 30s took chickenpox for first time
but von recovery met Christine and we clicked
and wed the next year simply amazed
indeed so glad I was one she picked
This 5th decade opened my horizons
travel was so great, big and bright
Switzerland being our place so often
such grandeur taking us to full heights
In this 6th decade, redundancy came again
this time finally retired early for good
having bus pass travel over Scotland
plus penning poems being my daily food
Now in 7th decade diagnosed with prostate cancer
praise God treatment brought it under control
so now at peace and content deep in my soul
living for Jesus always my eternal God
(This is written looking back on my life decade by decade bringing out the major things that crossed my path.)
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