Life Patterns
Oh, what a pattern we can weave
In three score years and ten.
And not one thread can we unpick
Or weave it again.
The threads of happy childhood
Days filled with fun and joy.
Excitements
pleasures
ecstasy
Of love when girl meets boy.
The knot within the pattern
When promises are made.
To have
to hold
to cherish
With love that will not fade.
The golden threads of friendship
We find along life's way.
The happiness that we share
With others day by day.
That we might live again
The golden days...
when we have spanned
The three score years and ten.