50 YEARS

  

Once we were young and free of strife

So full of the joy of living life

A newly bonded husband and wife

With a family to build in a future bright

It seems like yesterday

We loved each other, as still we do

Our focus then was me and you 

And later a child, and then two

Life was strange and wonderfully new

Challenging us each day

Oh, it's not been all a splendid time

A perfect thing is hard to find

We had our troubles, yours and mine

But battles sore along the line

Just taught us better how to pray

We had gains and losses to face

Held together by Gods good grace

But, after all, we're in this place

Still united in this time and space

And feeling much closer today

Time moves on, leaving behind some things

Marriage is more than two golden rings

Line by line it's a song that sings

Love, commitment, and all that it brings 

And that has kept us along the way

Now, here we are after fifty years

Of life, laughter, joys, and tears

Realizing dreams and facing fears

Ever embracing what we hold dear

Being knit together more each day

KL Dennie 2024