| Swauger Anniversary (written for my sister to give to her busband on their anniversary) Today we celebrate our love and happily begin A brand new year of saying “us” and “we” Today I count my blessings by recounting all the joys That come from being half of you and me The intimacy, the openness; the way you fill my life Could I have wished for more on a lucky star? Your strength and gentleness, your love and thoughtfulness abound All that I am is due to all you are You came into my life when I so needed to be loved My boys were small and we felt so alone With you we grew much closer and you multiplied our joy The day we added one more or our own When we needed extra money, you worked hard to fill our needs Never did we want for anything You build, you mend and garden, and you make our house a home Filled with all the happiness you bring And more than worldly prizes, you have showered on us all The thoughtful things you do so eagerly Vacation trips and comfort when I need a little lift Fresh picked roses and heart-felt poetry The times you bring me coffee when you’re working late at night You know I’m waiting up to be with you The times you stop home just to have a chat and lunch with me Or to love away the afternoon Not leaving in the morning without kissing me goodbye Staying if I’m ill or feeling pain Soothing all my aches away, or losing at strip poker (Sometimes I wonder if you throw the game!) Loving, caring, understanding; though I know it’s hard To live with me sometimes when life seems tough Parent, lover, friend and husband, I love you very much Mere words could never start to say enough! |
| Twins The two of us have always been as close as two can be. My world is linked to hers. Her world is, likewise, linked to me. We have separate thoughts and cares, hopes and loves and dreams But even when we’re far apart, how close to me she seems! We have bonded in the womb, and we are bonded still No one severs such a bond and no one ever will I can feel her happiness, her sorrow and her pain She can read what’s in my heart so clearly and so plain I can tell her everything and she will understand She confides in me and I am glad to lend a hand This is what its like to have the closest of all kin For no one feels the joy of kinship better than a twin! |
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