Vespers

The children are all getting ready for bed now

the sun's throwing lengthening shadows on walls
The heat of the daytime is gone and the garden
is quiet and peaceful as evening falls

The cares of the workday are gone now, forgotten
with worries dissolving in glasses of wine
The barbecue's cooling and friends are relaxing
and as the sun sets the moon comes out to shine

And sat in the moonlight in that tranquil garden
they count all their blessings and mark where they fall
Full bellies, full glasses, full hearts, but the greatest
of those is the love that encompasses all.

Surprise

I woke up with an aching head
and looked around, surprised to see
that I was lying in your bed
a place I never thought I'd be.
Where you, all inhibitions shed
still fast asleep alongside me
just dressed in skin from foot to head
were lying there relaxed and free.
Then I recalled what had been said
the day before on bended knee
and how I felt when all doubt fled
as you agreed to marry me
and how our vows aloud we read
before the priest who heard our plea
and how he said that we were wed
and never would we sundered be.