10 Years Together
It was our ten year wedding aniversary in December 1998. Why have we been together so long? I don't know. But I can say that any man who writes you poems like the one below is worth hanging on to.
"The Smile"
He wakes in a daze
Sleep in his eyes
Confused, bewildered
Speaking jibberish from another time.
Only he isn't awake
He talks of work,
of tasks undone
desperate
Slowly, the daze lifts
He looks across the bed
An angel sleeps peacefully, soundly
Unaware of the turmoil next to him
Work is over
the anticipation builds
the image of the serene angel haunts
Intoxicating his every thought
Then it happens
He sees her face
The angel's face is alive, vibrant
and then it happens
The smile
Melting his heart
Burning his desire for her
Fuelling his passion
It removes his worries
Making him forget the days troubles
It lifts him up
Making him whole
For the angel's smile
Is that of his soul mate
The one who has captured his heart
The one who has made him complete.
by CP (March, 1999)