The Things Eternity Cannot Keep

I've watched the stars grow old,

Seen kingdoms turn to dust.

Yet the things I remember most…

Are the little things about us.

I remember how you'd smile at me,

Across a crowded room.

How you'd speak of all your wildest dreams,

And make the darkness bloom.

The way you'd laugh when I was serious,

Then tease me for my pride.

And how I'd find a thousand reasons,

Just to linger by your side.

I knew the secrets of the universe,

The paths that time concealed.

Yet one small smile across the table,

Was more than worlds could yield.

I kept those moments quietly,

Like treasures on a shelf.

For all the things eternity gave,

You gave me something else.

It wasn't all the grand adventures,

Or the worlds we travelled through.

It was every little moment,

Every ordinary day with you.

The laughter in the morning,

The conversations late at night.

The way you'd take my hand,

And make forever feel like life.

If I could keep one thing from time,

One memory to see me through,

I'd choose the simplest moments,

The days I spent with you.

(The days I spent with you…)

I remember candlelit dinners,

The stories that we'd share.

How you'd look at old photographs,

And find a lifetime waiting there.

A quiet walk beneath the stars,

Your head against my chest.

You'd ask me what forever meant,

I'd say, "Whatever comes next."

And when you'd call me darling,

I'd pretend I didn't smile.

A rather hopeless performance,

That never fooled you for a while.

I have walked through endless doorways,

Seen a thousand stories start.

But the ones I treasure dearly,

Are the ones you gave my heart.

It wasn't all the grand adventures,

Or the worlds we travelled through.

It was every little moment,

Every ordinary day with you.

The laughter in the morning,

The conversations late at night.

The way you'd take my hand,

And make forever feel like life.

If I could keep one thing from time,

One memory to see me through,

I'd choose the simplest moments,

The days I spent with you.

I remember every version,

Every road we chose to take.

The promises we whispered,

And the memories we made.

Some days were filled with sorrow,

Some were brighter than the sun.

But the moments I return to,

Are the happy, quiet ones.

And after all these lifetimes,

There's something I know is true.

I never needed all eternity…

Just a little more time with you.

So keep the grand adventures,

Let the stars fade out of view.

Give me one more ordinary morning,

And a lifetime loving you.

The laughter in the kitchen,

The warmth of your hand in mine.

The simplest things we share,

Are the treasures left by time.

"There you are, darling."

I've lived rather a long time, you know.

And I must say…

The best part has been you.

(Welcome home…)