Once in a Lifetime
Once in a lifetime, she comes along,
full of energy, life and angelic song.
A delight to be with all day long,
share the night with, right or wrong.
Struck by her beauty, her strength and love,
as strong and regal as a devoted dove.
She's not afraid of intimacy beyond the pale,
but fears time and trial to our love, derail.
Twice in a lifetime, she signals romance,
full of obligation, she releases with dance.
Strong beyond reason facing her regrets,
she lets the music move her in pirouettes.
Thrice in a lifetime, romance is a gift,
she comes with great loss, but is not bereft.
She comes with understanding, a tight match,
but she is homesick, a divorce to hatch.
Fourth in a lifetime, devoted and sharp,
she fears intimacy coming in the dark.
Only to discover it's just a masquerade,
for another lover waiting in the shade.
Fifth in a lifetime, experienced and free,
from a pious and dutiful lifetime to ecstasy,
reveals her secret side with willing intimacy,
opening her fondest moments bare to see.
If once in a lifetime is all that one learns,
then you are missing out on your yearns.
to let rigid rules define your ultimate fate,
time to get free from that before it's too late.
Willie and Julio Singing
of All the Girls I've Known Before
Like Willie Nelson and George Strait, a muse is
enhanced by all the love that comes and goes
in an experienced lifetime.
As the French say: "Viva la difference!"
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