(To Linda, for our 55th)
Like a sailor facing wave and wind
Yet holding steady to a course that’s true
I am safely bound for journey’s end
Anchored in the love I’ve found with you
Sun and Moon emerge to watch on high
The natural world reborn each day anew
But this majesty of earth and sky
Can’t eclipse the love I’ve found with you
There’s a lesson that we learned alone
Life’s a venture better shared by two
Through the years a brighter light has shone
Beaming from the love I’ve found with you
Simple pleasures set our hearts aglow
Tender moments turn the skies to blue
Treasured memories have made me so
Grateful for the love I’ve found with you
Dinner simmers the old-fashioned way
Garden glimmers in the morning dew
Traditions gifted from another day
Nurtured by the love I’ve found with you
Satisfaction’s seldom what it seems
Hope’s illusions often cloud the view
But such worries wandering through my dreams
Pale beside the love I’ve found with you
You’re the person who has made me whole
Guided by the grace in all you do
There’s inside of me a better soul
Blessed by all the love I’ve found with you
None can tell us what the future holds
That’s a mystery we can’t pursue
But I know whatever fate unfolds
I’ll always have the love I’ve found with you.
Jerry Harris
Durango
