I was recovering from Theo of Golden and too exhausted to start a new book when Netflix offered The Wedding Singer, nearly 30 years old, new to me. I can fall hard for a sappy love story in this chapter of being alone, and I "hung onto" the words as reminders to hold onto those you love. My Nonet has the chorus at its heart.
Real
Tears found
Tears found
A way out
As the words struck
A hard-to-hear chord
Reminder: hold tight
Wanna make you smile when sad
Will carry you around when your
Arthritis is bad, I wanna grow
Old with you, he crooned, a promise
We all intend to honor
As we start uncharted
Paths, full of hopes, dreams,
Working, living,
Together
Till we're
Old
9 comments:
I also just finished Theo of Golden (on the heels of The Correspondent and The River is Waiting—it’s amazing I haven’t fallen into a permanent state of despair). The Wedding Singer is such a fun, joyful little movie! I love a good “palate cleansing” story!
Theo of Golden is my new favorite book. Looking forward to the follow up Ellen of Golden!
Diane (newtreemom)
Oops, hit publish too soon. I like romances, too- nostalgic for me, a widow for so long.
I loved Theo of Golden too and after a good book it's always hard for me to start a new one. Watching an old romantic movie is always a good distraction from life.
I am not familiar with this book, but after checking it out on line I think it is something my wife would enjoy. arjeha
I bet you will love it too
I do plan on reading that book soon. I started James now. And before that I really enjoyed The Correspondent! And before that I read The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny which came highly recommended and was very good. Glad you enjoyed your romantic movie reprieve.
Anita,
When my husband and I married I told him I would not be his caregiver when he’s old as I was my father’s caregiver when I was a teen. Now I can’t imagine not being Ken’s. That’s how much I’ve changed and how much I love him. All this to say your poem touches my soul.
Anita!
I've never heard of Theo of Golden, but definitely adding it to my TBR! Now you got me wanting to watch/re-watch older movies. "Fools Rush In" is what immediately comes to mind and it's been a hot minute since I've re-watched it.
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