Babbling brooks

Babbling babes

We fumbled where the fishes played

From dawn until the end of day

Back when life was just a game

Boggy creeks

Bogging babes

We rolled in mud

Down hills

In hay

We messed our hair up

Then we laid

To dry in the sun

Then hide in the shade

Back when mammy would shout and say

Your dinners ready

Come in from play

Back when life was just a game

Restless rivers

Reckless caves

Cloaked in darkness

We made our way

To whisper secrets

Or sneak a pint

Down by the water

In the cold still night

Before we knew

What was wrong or right

When life was just a game

Numbing rain

Scorching heat

When I needed you

And you needed me

We knew just where we had to meet

Where life was just a game

As time went on

As times did change

As you had babies

And I moved away

I wonder if it had stayed the same

Where life was just a game

One faithful day

In summer passed

Home for autumn

I walked that same path

Where you and I

Grew old and vain

Where life was just a game

I happened upon a beautiful scene

A group of babies by the beach

Laughing and playing

The same way as we

Where life was just a game

I looked up from this picture

Sweet

My eyes met yours

Yours filled with glee

Flooded with the memories

Of when life was still a game

And in that moment

We both knew

How much you missed me

How much I missed you

As we clung on tight

We began anew

Where life was still a game

Seasons changed

Tides did rise

We faced the challenges

Side by side

Our hearts still young

Our hair turned grey

Watching the waves roll in each day

Making so many new memories

Making life a game