AGXXX THE OPEN DOOR (A Song for the New Beginning)

The door swings wide to life uncharted —
New roads, new scents, a different start
No beaten track, no path pre‑measured
Just joy that beats inside the heart

So here it is — that certain evening
When you can rest your arm and say
Put elbow on the knee, lean forward
And watch the world drift slow away

You built a home, you raised a family
You gave your best through every year
Now you can shout: "Oh life, I love you!
I’ve earned this peace, I’ve earned this cheer!"

Come, my friends, the kettle’s ready
Let’s sit and talk of this and that
My heart feels light, my soul is steady —
Let’s sing the new life where we’re at

What lies ahead? No hidden secret —
The usual pile of daily things
Just let me finish, in this chapter
The main task that the future brings

To watch the grandkids from my children
To live and see them grow up tall
To use the sea sand as my scrub —
For my old head, that’s not so small. ?

The kids have jobs, the grandkids study
May they find joy in every rule
Oh youth, you’re beautiful and crazy
Still dreaming how to bend the school

Come, my friends, the kettle’s ready
Let’s sit and talk of this and that
My heart feels light, my soul is steady —
Let’s sing the new life where we’re at

I wish for all who stop and listen —
A splendid life, enough good days
With strength and fire, to build a house
And saddle up a horse that stays