February thru the years has been a month with much commotion
It is the month that has stirred many happy and many sad emotions

And again as February draws near
I know I will not get through without shedding a tear

Tears for all that was sad
And tears for all the happy experiences I had

This month has had an impact on my life
On the 8th in 1999 I became again some ones wife

My first date with Frans was on the 15th in 1994
And since that time I was alone no more

We remember his birthday as he was born on the 20th in 1929
And since 1967 on the 22nd the birthday of the youngest daughter of mine

On the 8th in 1940 I took my first breath
And the 2nd in 2010 was the day of my second husband’s death

Also on the 2nd in 1962 his youngest daughter was born in Mexico
And his oldest daughter in Holland on the 4th in 1958 when there was snow

In 2010 my second husband Frans was buried on the 7th
And in the same year I had my breast cancer surgery on the 11th

On the 23rd in 2009 a brother in law passed away.
And on the 6th in 2007 and 2011 dear friends could on earth, no longer stay

So each year in February I cannot help but shed a tear
For the ones no longer here but that remain so dear.

Each year during this month the entire family bunch
Meets in the Desert for our annual brunch

And we toast remembering how till now life went
And how the future we hope to spent.