It's our tenth this year
a magical number, for sure
Has it been that long
since we intertwined our future?
Sometimes it feels like yesterday
and at times an eternity
So different we are
how did we find similarity?
I'm the idealist, prefer the order
you're pragmatic, find beauty in chaos
I like to plan, you're spontaneous
I crave for newness
You love the familiarity
How did we survive?
I ask in mock wonder
We had faith, you affirm
and the trust in each other
Where's the mush? but I whimper
You smile, wide with humour
remark that you'd rather
warmth, share and care gather
It's true, I know the answer
Indeed I cannot remember
a time when I haven't
enjoyed a status that's equal
full of respect that's mutual
From the time I stepped in
as your wedded bride
you've held my hand
as a friend, philosopher, guide
You've chosen to lace
the romance with grace
the love, never a blatant show
burning a constant, subtle glow
A supportive co-parent,
a progressive thinker,
a caring companion,
an encouraging mentor,
You're all this, perhaps more
We are a match, probably
even as we bicker silly
about who's a bigger bully
That has to be you,
even you'd agree, surely
We may not hear the thunder
or mellow violins of yonder
no candles are perhaps lit
none ever to offer
a fragrant flower
But, listen we do with our heart
that beats for the other
in the mundane, in the banter
in the squabbles, in the laughter
For you, my breath sings
You're the wind
beneath my wings
Be mine, forever together
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