Forty-two years married this year,
while pursuing my dreams
with wife;
The one I cherish and hold dear,
despite all her silence
and strife.
Sweet words whispered soft in my ear,
not too often it gleams,
quick knife;
With her I happily adhere,
for twelve good years it seems
of life.
Author's Notes/Comments:
OK don't send any cards or letters this is written tongue in cheek.
Memento
Memento, created by Emily Romano is a poem about a holiday or an anniversary,
consisting of two stanzas as follows: the syllable count should be 8 beats for line one;
6 beats for line two; and two beats for line three. This is repeated twice for each stanza.
The rhyme scheme is: a/b/c/a/b/c for each of the two stanzas.