THE YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY

 

The years have flown by

Yet it seems so long ago

That I first saw your face

And my heart began to know

 

 

At first it was just a glimpse

Of all you would become to me

But the years have peeled away the veil

And allowed me to more fully see

 

 

Your heart is made of pure gold

Your devotion to others supreme

You constantly do without

So others can enjoy their dream

 

 

You are so selfless, so kind

So willing to give all you own

Never thinking of what you need

Your own needs, you just postpone

 

 

I can still remember our first kiss

Standing at your back door

My heart raced then and races still

When I realize now I love you so much more

 

 

You’ve put up with me

Through all these years

Willingly taking all the bad

Often bringing you to tears

 

 

It had to be tempting 

To dump me along the way

But that was never who you are

Despite me, you meant to stay

 

 

Even with all my baggage

Luggage so heavy to bear

You loved me still

Changing me by how much you care

 

 

If someday it’s my lot

To be able to cross the veil

It will be your face I’m searching for

And all that will entail

 

 

You’ve gone without

With never a complaint

If only I can someday become

Like my love, my wife, my saint

 

I wrote this to express my feelings for my eternal companion, my wife, Jo