ten years today i declared 'I DO'
solidifying i belonged to you
vowed to love, comfort, honor, and keep
the embodiment of your love in my soul deep
for richer or poorer, in sickness or health
your love the most valuable nature of wealth
through better or worse, sadness or joy
we were blessed with the birth of our boy
promised to honor and to cherish
a precious bond no need to embellish
although our life has not been what we've expected
my love for you has never deflected
through our trials and time apart
you are ever present in my heart
mutual prayer guides our way
through our destined path each and every day
most of all we must remember
keeping God first we will never surrender
this declaration comes from within
to my first love, my darling Ben
© 2008 Bernice Burks
Happy Anniversary!!! Wishing you many many more years of happiness! Don't get too full on that squash casserole that you can't "celebrate"! :-)
ReplyDeleteTHKS, Ben
ReplyDeletecongrats on anniversary
ReplyDelete@the girl: The squash casserole and the rest of the 'fixins' were off-the-chain. And...it was all about timing. lol
ReplyDelete@torrance: thanks, 10 down, lifetime to go
This is a very sweet piece. Nothing like committed love and appreciation!
ReplyDelete@jewells: it is sad that sometimes we forget to show our appreciation. i plead guilty.
ReplyDeleteAmen. We must keep God first. I pray with my wife every night before we go to sleep and every morning before we part. God has sustained us. Congrats on your Anniversary. May God continue to bless you and your family.
ReplyDelete@stephen bess: thanks for the blessing and the same to your family. The power of prayer can move mountains...
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