Joy is all around, my friend
You don`t need to look a while
You see it on your baby`s face
When you just give her a smile

You see it in your Fiancee
When you say the words "I Do"
And you feel it in your deepest soul
When those words are said to you

Your hear it when the dawn birds sing
In the early morning blue
You feel it when your dearest one
Snuggles up to you

You taste it in your favourite dish
When it`s lovingly made with care
You touch it when your favourite clothes
Are pressed for you to wear

You smell it in your cup of tea
At break in the afternoon
You feel it when your work is done
And you know you`ll be home soon

You hear it when your pet dog barks
And joyfully wags his tail
You read it when a close friends writes
And you`ve got it in the mail

So don`t be down, my new found friends
For joy is all around
If only you look close enough
For a wonder to be found.

It was always only us in life
Us and our lovely girls
Although we had our share of strife
The flag of love unfurled

The simple joy of coming home
Sustained me through the day
But now the house is empty
And silence is the way

My heart has snapped and broken
My soul is just not there
The girls have fled this empty house
And you`re an empty chair

You`re now so very far away
From our warm and cosy bed
And visions of his arms round you
Fill my sleeping head

I said I loved you every day
I thought I knew what you were thinking
But you packed a bag, walked out the door
And now my boat is sinking

Our lives must now go separate ways
And I`ll always wish you well
In your brand new life away from us
While we must stay in hell

I cleaned the dresser out one day
Threw out some of our old things
It`s when I knew you`d not be back
`Cause I found your wedding rings

Removed and hidden, placed away
I never noticed they had gone
From your finger on that fateful day
When you sang that sad, sad song

Make him treat you well, my dear
`Cause you deserve the best
The girls have grown up, gone away
And I just want to rest.

I have no fighting spirit left
I`m crying all day long
And no one ever calls me now
What did I do so wrong?

This last weekend I spent with you
Was beautiful, my dear
But it emphasised the pain I feel
And the emptiness I fear

I had to spend years nursing you
And I turned my friends away
And now I`ve no one I can tell
`Bout how I feel today

I`m locking our front door, my love
I`m not making any fuss
So now I`ll slip away, my love
Because there is no us.

Thanks guys. I wrote this and a couple of others after my wife and I broke up after 26 years.

Pain can sometimes be the ultimate inspiration, sadly.

I sit and stare out the window
The atmosphere cold in here
I almost rise to prepare your meal
Then my mind comes crystal clear

Its been six months since you left home
And I grow wearier every day
I no longer have things to do for you
Nor loving words to say

Our girls have grown and live apart
These days should have been our own
But words were said and deeds were done
And I now face life alone

When people say you cry alone
No truer words were spake
My tears have flown a million fold
Since your freedom you did take

Our friends have all deserted me
Tired of my gloom
But I cannot change my feelings
Of an ever closing doom

I`m terrified of life itself
It’s the future I fear most
Loneliness is a fearful guest
And I`m its tearful host

I take no joy from anything
My books I cannot read
As my eyes are failing fast, my dear
And to my terror this does feed

Because 16 weary years ago
Down the selfsame path you went
Eventually you lost your sight
Your life was broke and bent

You went through pain and agony
But I walked at your side
I held your hand each awful night
When you just cried and cried

We both fell prey to despondency
And I failed you in this time
As I tried to cope with three young girls
And I forgot you too were mine

Forgive me dear for my thoughtlessness
As I let you cope with life alone
I couldn`t share my time with you
So you drifted from our home

But If in God you do believe
His justice has been swift
As I now suffer your old solitude
My future blindness is his gift

I face this stress alone my love
No one here to hold my hand
No words of comfort in my ear
No touching your gold band

My darling friend, I grieve your loss
To our tiny family
But I wish you well and happiness
Where ever you may be

You should visit Scotland, Moondark, it`s a terrific wee place.

Watch out for our anti-social neighbours from the south, though.

Hi everyone.

I`m brand new to this, so forgive me any errors.

I`m a 45 year old guy (soon to be 46 - blimey, where did those years go?) with three grown up daughters and find myself alone in life all of a sudden.

It`ll be nice to speak to people from outside work again even if it is electronically.

So, greetings to all from Motherwell in Scotland.