To be celebrating 30 years of marriage on August 1st is both blessing & amazement to me. |
That thirty years of marriage is a truly lovely thing, My heart must shout, it doth confess and all the time it sings! The days have flown, I just said, "Yes!" my wife is but a bride, The days to come are still the best with Lady by my side... 'Twas August 1st of '86 I looked right down that aisle First sight of her my eyes did fix How lovely in her style! Three decades have brought ups and downs and tests we have passed through, But with God's help are smiles from frowns new hope from all the blue. Her grades weren't good, when we began so college, where we met Was graduation as I planned but for her down was let. Career I chose in early days was flying rather high, But what she knew was just dismay, which often made her cry. How sad I felt! I knew her mind, She really is quite bright! "I think the course for you this time is styles of hair. That's right!" In twelve months time she breezed on through and many are her names From hair stylist to sculptress, too, so many know her fame! The years have changed, our places, though, for my career grew less, Retooled careers mean more to know and often it's a guess Yet, her career has remained strong and needed it has been Society somewhere went wrong or my skills need a win. Perspective has a way to teach what youthful hearts must learn. Our grasp at times is o'er our reach experience may burn. But when a child comes to the home past seventeen years toge'er Then Wisdom's class will quickly come and teach great things with care. The stretching comes to show what's best by home or self, career, The fires of life will show by test the truth that's really clear. Let her great skills of beauty make, Let tender-hearted man do what he can from home and take the nurturer's upper hand. So, life has changed for better, Yes! the star is different now As quiet one is home to bless his wife, who needs the bow. We are a team and as a team the blockers mean as much As quarterback, who makes the scene of touchdown and such. Who is the boss? I know just this, that God is Leader best, Forgetting problems time has kissed by Grace we take the test. So, thirty years can poem make that really is quite long, But had again this path to take 'twould be my lasting song My life is best in this one stake together all along! by Jay O'Toole on July 25, 2016 |