A poem for my parents on their wedding anniversary.

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The waves of time crash onto the shores of memory 

The tide is returning our love in longevity 

Yellow roses on the table and a simple bowl of soup

Sixty plus years of memories play back in an endless loop

Age is a gift not everyone receives

To look across the table and see you 

still looking back at me

We still dream of the future and remanence of the past

Our love has planted seeds 

Producing a harvest of deeds

A legacy that will last

A vision has been cast  

Like a fishing lure into some distant sea 

The hope of generations to be 

remains to be seen

But will be revealed at dawn 

like the warm heavenly beams 

As the waves of time crash onto the shores of memory 

The tide is returning our love in longevity 

We walk along this shore, although we are young no more 

But in this moment a new season is born

“I love you.” You say 

in your own way 

And our love is enough to get us through this day

Indeed, love will sustain us in the years that remain 

Until that tide takes us forever 

out to that celestial sea 

And the waves of time cease to crash 

onto the shores of memory 

But today, the tide remains. Returning our love in longevity. 

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Scot Loyd is a follower of Jesus Christ, activist and a liberal arts educator. In all these roles, he is continually pressured by social expectations of what he should be. Through his writing, speaking, and activism he hopes to demonstrate that the solution to the problems of both religion and politics lie in being inclusive to diversity, rather than trying to wall others in to our own expectations. Scot also seeks to challenge others to think clearly and critically about what they believe and why they behave in accordance with or in contradiction of those beliefs. Scot has coached champion collegiate debate teams and individuals, and has been featured as a keynote speaker to various National and International audiences. Scot has earned two Masters degrees, in Communication Studies and The Philosophy of Heritage Studies, at Arkansas State University, where he is also a PhD candidate in Heritage Studies. He is currently serving as a debate coach and Communications professor at a Private University in the Midwest, United States.

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