SERENDIPITOUS

SERENDIPITOUS

(FOR KYLE ON OUR 21st ANNIVERSARY)

Serendipitous for both of us,

That love has knocked upon our door.

Stayed with us for 21 years,

A permanent fixture, the perfect mixture

Of painful and good times.

How sweet the verse that rhymes

And leaves us wanting more.

I still love your hand in mine,

Thrill to your embrace.

Smell the scent of new colognes,

Every time I'm near your neck

Or kiss you on your face.

Serendipitous for both of us,

To share the same journey and walk the same path,

To share the dark times and the shadows,

And things that make us laugh.

A Netflix show in bed at night,

A cat video or two

How fortunate a man am I,

To have found a love so true.

A caregiver and partner rare,

You're still the man who makes me stare,

With you there's wonder all around,

Whether life trends up or down.

The vacations you have stoically missed,

To care for me after a fall,

The cancelled plans disease demands,

You have come when I have called.

You have spent days off taking me

To doctor visits and the like,

You have filled my soul with butterflies,

You have saved my very life.

I hope I have a thousand lifetimes

Even though how fast time flies,

To dedicate this love to you,

In the shade of clear blue skies.

So let the August sun beam on,

Upon us as we celebrate.

Twenty-one years of togetherness,

Dodging the slings and arrows of fate,

Love the houseguest a permanent fixture,

You and I the perfect mixture,

Of painful and good times.

How lovely is the verse that rhymes,

And leaves us wanting more.

I will always come after you, calling your name.

Raising a glass of sweet champagne 

To a love so bright and luminous

Serendipitous for both of us.

 

-Bruce Potts

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