LAST DANCE

His heart jumped when he saw her sitting there

so he thought he’d take a chance

he walked over, touched her hand and asked,

“Would you care to dance?”

Her heart jumped when his hand touched hers

so she thought she’d take a chance

she smiled, stood up and whispered,

“Why yes, I’d love to dance.”

Something passed between them on that dance floor

when they looked into each other’s eyes…

as they danced the night together

They’re not sure how…or why…

Their children, grand and great grand children love to hear the story

It’s one they’ll never forget

of the day their family was created

the day when they first met.

We all knew her heart was failing

knew she could no longer stand

when he shuffled over to her bed and gently took her hand.

“My heart still jumps when I see you.” He said,

“So I thought I’d take a chance.

Pardon me, young lady…but would you care to dance?”

I’m sure her heart was jumping when she said,

“Why yes, I’d love to dance.”

And when we saw her struggling to get up

we thought we’d take a chance.

You see it was they who taught us all about love

about devotion…about romance

and so we lifted her into his waiting arms

and stood near…as they danced.

We were not there the day they met

to see them dancing in each other’s eyes

But we felt blessed to be their for their last dance

on the night they said goodbye.