A poem by Daniel Guerrard,
Together Forever
On a bright autumn morning at the dawn of the day
I took my girlfriend to a place called Deep Bay
We swam in the sea and I got down on my knees
And nervous and shaking I said to her “Please
Marry me Lori, will you marry me soon?”
She said that she would but only at full moon
We got out the calendar and picked out a date
When the werewolves could howl at the bride until late
Then she had to return to the Fort of St. John
Where she froze in the Artic winter so long
But finally back to Bermuda she set
For a wedding that we can never forget
In the colours of red, black and gold
Two pirates were married, now a story of old
We danced to the band in the bright moonlight
And the fire display was an incredible sight
And a few days later after some last minute packing
We went to a festival at the village of Wacken
We voyaged through fjords to a far distant land
Till the snow and the ice sent us back to England
We flew to the East, to the land of smiles
Where we dug for treasure in the tropical isles
We swam with the elephants and dived in the sea
And picnicked with monkeys in the town of Lopburi
But the hills of Chiang Mai and the seas of Phuket
Were nothing compared to the friends that we met
Then a terrible thing happened, I do now relate
We were sent to the desert of grim Kuwait
The slums of Mahboula were incredibly smelly
But more importantly Lori had a cute baby belly!
We made a tough decision for the good of the child
To Canada Lori must go, to a climate more mild
Miranda was born and Mummy was good
And Daddy flew to see them as soon as he could
When baby was little we decided to drive
And circumnavigate the entire French countryside
Then onto a job in the city of Guanghou
A place that most people simply dont know
It was here that we met friends that we hold very dear
And made some incredible music for over three years
We had some good news on Christmas Day
Lori was expecting another baby – hooray!
We went to the Phillipines for a short vacation
When the disaster happened that ruined the nations
We could not get back as we could not fly
So we went on a quest to the land of Brunei
We visited the rainforest and had a great rout
But we couldnt stay long as our visa run out
We flew to Taiwan and then on to see Kate
Where we stayed for a month – she was so great!
Daddy took Miranda to school and to the park
And the swings every day until it got dark
Then we made a decision that was completely insane
Dan was to go back to China by plane
Lori was to follow but they wouldn’t let her come
So to the north she went to live with her mum
The next months were tough but there was a joyous occasion
When little Freddie popped out with much jubilation
Our story has not ended, there is more to relate
But we’ve entered a void that has caused us to wait
Covid has not beat us – we are still together
We may be apart but I tell you now never
Never again will our family be separated
Never again will this be contemplated
Lori, Miranda, Freddie and Dan
Will be together forever despite travel ban
Together forever through good and bad
Together forever through happy and sad
Together forever when our adventure did start
Together forever till death us do part.
Thank you Danny! I am looking forward to our family reunion.
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