These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

36, These Wondrous Years

36, these wondrous years,
I've lived with my best friend.
Through great joys and many tears,
we've cared to shoulders lend.

36 years are made of days
to think, create, and grow.
Some are gifts of great displays.
Some are those we know.

36 wonderful blissful times,
that God has given to us.
Days of grace and truth sublime,
and days requiring trust.

36, these years now past,
we pray for many more.
The good times, may their memories last,
the bad be Wisdom's store.

36, these wondrous years.
A man, I'm honored much.
My wife's become so greatly dear.
A lifetime love can touch.

by Jay O’Toole
on August 1st, 2022