‘Just Not Alone…’ by Michael Charles Maibach

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Just Not Alone…  

I never asked
For easy tasks,
For burdens light
For just delights.

Expected not
The breaks I’ve got,
And when they came
I sought no fame.

As demands abound,
I’ve stood my ground.
As storms have come—
I have not run!

I asked to fight
To do what’s right.
A flag to raise
For cause worth praise.

I don’t complain—
In snow or rain.
As age does come
No tears, not one.

But one request,
My sole behest,
Give me a mate
To share life’s fate.

One thing I’d love
From God above:
To not be alone
On the journey home.

I’ve seen her wings
The hope they bring,
Her legs so long,
A soothing song.

Her gown like hair,
White, long, and fair,
Her youthful pose
Head in repose.

She waits for me
Beside the sea…
We must be one—
Or I’m undone!

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Michael Charles Maibach began writing poems at age nine.  Since then he has continued writing poems, and sharing them with friends.  His career has involved global business diplomacy.  He is a native of Peoria, Illinois.  Today Michael resides in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.  More of his poems are found at www.MaibachPoems.us or on Facebook.