Happy Anniversary to My Wife

In celebration of the years we have shared, I am posting this poem written in our early years together. It's called "Love Has Grown" and, truly, it continues to grow.

Welling up inside me
its bubbling rhythms ring
as if it were a gin-clear brook
fed by a mountain spring.

Meandering through the forest
and shaded canopy
bringing life to woodland friends
that drink wantonly.

All around are sounds of life
my spirit it doth lift
It trips o're rock and boulder
a cool refreshing gift.

It maketh merry melodies
there's music in the air
babbling brook and rustling leaf
a song beyond compare.

Your love is filling up the space
where once I dwelt alone.
Life is so much richer
where the seeds of love are sown.

-------- my additional comment--------

Indeed, life is richer where the seeds of love are sown.

Love, like good soil, must be cultivated. Seed is planted and the gardener must tend to the crop. In time, a bountiful harvest is the reward.

Neglect will destroy the potential harvest. Weeds grow and choke that which the earth brings forth-- much like the demands of modern life can weaken love over time. Thus, we cannot simply say "I Love You" and then walk away and expect things to last.

Love Is the Most Powerful Force in the Universe

Don't let a single day pass without telling your spouse you love her (or him). Like the gardener, tend to your relationship and cherish it.

I bought my wife a beautiful card and a bottle of Versace perfume. It isn't cheap, but, neither is she. It is a small price to pay for the love of a lifetime. Neither gold, nor pearls, nor any other treasures can give me so much for so little.

Genuine love is beyond price.