Review
I'm looking into a mirror at the age in my eyes
And the lines on a battle scarred face
Wondering where it all went
Children have grown and time has taken its toll
But the dreams never die and I feel a joy in knowing
That while death is a worthy adversary and will win in the end
Some have never lived
It doesn't seem so distant that a cowboy walked down the street
Plastic handles on the pistols
A back in the saddle again mindset
And dreams of heroic maiden saving feats
Dominated the thoughts of a little boy
While the ocean called his name and new passions arose
Oh the maidens! A pirate at times
But laughter and good times were ongoing
Never really facing the inevitable fate of one's own mortality
And life was to be led for the moment
A walk down the streets of Cobh
A smile from a young woman in Stavanger
Bracing for cold in the air in Vaernes
But sweltering in the warmth of the Norwegian people
GOD Would I do it again
From Christmas in Barcelona to a late spring adventure
In the back room of a bar on the French Riviera
You can take all that I acquired but leave my memories
Of that Sunday in Edinburgh and the castle in Patras
The arms of a dark haired beauty in Athens
And the grace of her charms in Genoa
In review I felt the joys and sorrows
Triumphs and defeats
Happiness and anguish but without regret
Should we choose anew I would return
Until the time approached again
For review.
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