MY WIFE'S 70TH BIRTHDAY

Poem for my wife's 70th birthday.

MY LOVING WIFE (on her 70th birthday)

The years go by and you and I
Continue to perform,
A might bit slow, a creak or two
But that’s about the norm.

We’ve weathered storms and climbed some hills
But never did we falter,
When I consider what I’d change
There’s nothing I would alter.

You’ve been a faithful friend, my wife
You’ve stuck through thick and thin,
And never have I been inclined
To think what might have been.

And now you are a magic age,
A full three score and ten,
And if I had the choice to make
I’d marry you again.

My hope for you this special day
Is happiness unending,
Your dreams alive, your goals renewed,
Our hearts in concert blending.

Your love has been my guiding light,
Your presence my foundation,
You’re dear to me, I like you near
My love needs no translation.

And so you pass a milestone dear
That marks the years gone past,
It also marks the future
And the hopes that you hold fast.

So celebrate and lift a glass,
Enjoy the day and visit friends,
Because tomorrow we begin
A future that is yet unpenned.