Live Love Laugh

I waited so long for you

that i had begun to believe

there were no such thing as true love,

that my life would be lived out

alone, that nothing precious

would come in the form

of someone to love.

Finally, after so mnay sorrows

and missteps and losses,

after I had given up all hope,

you were given to me like

a miracle, like a single

elegant star in the darkest

of nights.

Now I feel joy

Now I feel whole

Now I feel that anything is possible.

Thank you for coming into my life,

Thank you for loving me well.

I have waited so long for my heart

to be glad, for my soul to be full.

Thank you for coming into my life.

Thank you for coming into my love

When LOVE is a gift

and when it is an effort;

When we are successful and prosperous

and when the lurk of uncertainty lurks at the door.

I promise as always

to LOVE you

to CHERISH you

to hold you always in the highest regard,

and to die with the love I have for you

untarnished in my heart.