I’ve decided once more to write a poem of love and devotion to you,

To you I have given my life and for you everything I’ve been through,

As I hear a songbird introduce the morning mood, I love you more,

It seems everything in my life becomes a memory of what I live for,

It is you that has given me the will to fight when I didn’t want to,

To say I am grateful beyond the scope of words is so very true,

As I reflect on life there is only one day that deserves all my due,

I’ve so many things to be thankful for but mainly the birth of you,

Without you I would be void love as I have known only love at first sight,

Though wings aren’t seen, each day I’m greeted by the angel of first light,

With each passing day the visual memory of you remains the same,

In my eyes the beautiful angel of my wedding day will always remain,

Each beauty line of endurance upon your angelic face are placed to enhance,

Like a fine work of art each line placed by time’s hand are not by chance,

So privileged am I to have watched the Master’s hand through the years,

Each day you have become so much more beautiful, in joy I shed tears,

Your eyes convey the love you carry for our family as I watch you now,

I write these words yet my efforts to express seem so empty somehow,

Words of grateful love have so much to be desired when writing of you,

If I could find these words of expression I would start this poem anew,

To bring precious stones not of earth from places unknown may show,

Although after all these years I believe you already know I love you so,

One gift given me long ago is the most precious gift of love I’ll ever know,

A first kiss given me by you is the finest treasure my epitaph should show,

Should the moon crash to Earth, it can’t describe the sensation within,

Without your birth my true existence in life would not be able to begin,

In languages unknown that better describe love, “I give my love to you,”

From deep within my heart I pray your every birthday wish to come true.

The end, by Pat for Patti