Before my eyes close forever

and I take my final flight,

I want to see the world,

and wallow in the sights.

I want to swim with the dolphins

in Hawaiian water so blue.

I want to climb the Great Pyramid,

and stand next to the statue of Zeus.

I want to visit the Empire State Building,

looking down on the world below.

I want to stumble around and explore

the Mayan Ruins in Mexico.

I want to ring in the new year

watching the ball drop in Time Square.

I want to travel to a Dublin pub

to get drunk on Irish beer.

I want to ride a train cross country

to see the Statue of Liberty.

I want to be humbled in the Spirit

as I stand in awe at Calvary.

I want my passport to be tattered,

Its pages full of stamps and bruised.

It will be our little book of memories,

“The Adventures of Me and You”.