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Home Alone

For forty six years now we've shared our home, but for only the first months together alone, moved into our own place the day we were wed, and for forty six years we've both shared the same bed. Though forever together and loving our life we are never alone just as husband and wife, except when on holidays in later times when kids wouldn’t travel with us in our primes. As well as our children, with one still at home, we’ve opened our door to others that roam away from their parents as their lives went wrong, as their Auntie and Uncle they joined in our throng. Our son moved his girlfriend into our place they then spent a year looking for their own space, but at last they have found it, we’re happy to see, so in less than a week from our kids we’ll be free. You can’t imagine the peace that will give us at last relief from the chaos we’ve lived in the past, although life’s been fun, and we think just the best, I think that at last we’re deserving a rest. So roll on the weekend, we’ll help with the move, we’ve survived all the trauma and now we can prove that retirement’s now starting to live just as two as in our first married months we were able to do. So think all you youngsters when just starting out have your kids early and then kick them out, with the children and grandkids I’m sure you’ll acquire to be home alone one day……..I’m sure you’ll desire! Ivor G Davies

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Date: 6/18/2016 8:57:00 PM
We had an empty nest for about a year and then one came back. It was nice while it lasted. I enjoyed your poem, Ivor!
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Date: 6/18/2016 7:35:00 PM
Ha ha, great write Ivor. Enjoyed the poem, can relate to this, nearly there ourselves. kind regards to you and your wife, Craig
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