No Chocolates
For our first anniversary, I
searched so many stores,
in truth, I searched long and
hard, high and low,
but I ended up giving you
chocolates and a card,
and now there are some things
you need to know.
Because several months ago, I
started thinking,
and I started to compile what is
quite a list,
because I wanted you to know why
I love you,
and I don't think there's one
thing that I've missed.
Now, we've only been together for
a little over 3 years,
you could say we met relatively
late on in life,
but Joe, I just wanted to say
that I'm proud of you,
I'm very proud and honored to be
called your wife.
I know that we've both owned our
fair share of tragedy,
and I also know it's never easy
the second time around,
but today I am still amazed at
the timing and the fate,
and I can't believe the pure and
true happiness that we've found.
I also can't believe the depth of
feeling I have for you,
truly, it would reach to the
bottom of the deepest sea,
and I'll never forget our first
date with your hand on my back,
what ran through me I can only
describe as electricity.
I was deeply in love with you
after only a few dates,
and without being presumptuous,
you were in love as well,
you made your commitment very
clearly, very early on,
you obviously knew that we had a
tale to tell.
Although my first husband was a
very good man,
and truly, we had many good times
together,
however, I know I've never felt
this way before,
because what we share will last
forever and ever.Even
after three years, I'm absolutely crazy about you,
but I really miss you on those fishing weekends,
I still get a pain in my heart when I know you're going away,
but passionately, when you get home, you always make amends.
So, I have learned to try and not
show it too much,
however, when you leave, I have
to fight back the tears,
and I sit there waiting for you
to call (which you always do),
let me tell you, some of those
weekends last for years.
I'm like a teenager waiting for
her boyfriend to call,
and although I laugh at myself, I
run when the phone rings,
because I know you will be on the
other end of the line,
and I know just what happiness
your voice brings.
In truth, I love your passion and
enthusiasm for fishing,
even though it means we have to
spend time apart,
but you've also patiently taught
me to love it as well,
so I guess, in this instance, I
will have to share your heart.
I love your passion for sports
and your athleticism,
I love your enthusiasm for life
in general, your spirit,
you will come up with something
fun to do at the drop of a hat,
it seems that your motto is:
"This is life, let's be in it".
I love how, without hesitation
and conditions,
you embraced my children, tightly
to your chest,
you never made them feel you were
the "replacement",
and in the difficult times, you
just did your very best.
But you also let them know you
were there for them,
and it's all those little things
I appreciate so much,
I love your intelligence and
your sense of humor,
and just for the record, my! How
I love your tender touch.
I could go on but the major point
I want to stress is this:
I love you with every fiber of my
being, my very soul,
for Joe, with you in my life I
feel complete,
yes, you are the one that makes
me completely whole.
And I'll never forget our
beautiful, so perfect wedding,
I don't remember ever feeling as
happy as I did on that day,
I will never forget the way you
looked at me as you spoke,
your eyes said everything that
you needed to say.
I think of our honeymoon and I
always grin,
in truth, a great big smile
breaks across my face,
5 days, you, glorious weather,
whale watching, seafood,
you see, you've made my world
such a wonderful place.
And I'm sorry, but there's no
chocolates this year,
instead, just my simple but
undying words of love,
because I know that I've been
blessed to have shared you,
I know that I've been blessed by
the heavens above.
Copyright Allen Jesson :) 2006