As We Approach 35...1

It was no surprise

When I woke up this morning

So very much in love with you.

After all, I went to sleep last night

The same way…

So very much in love with you.

Shhhhh…Don’t move.

I just want to look at you…

I want to drink in every drop of you…

To feel every touch of you…

To hear every sound of you…

To breathe the very scent of you…

Indeed, to breathe the very breath

Of a life being spent

In love with you.

So, again, it’s no surprise

To wake up loving you.

Loving you is

What I do.

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As we approach our 35^th year of marriage, there is a scripture that comes to mind. It speaks of the outer man perishing while the inner man grows stronger each day. That is how I feel about me in our relationship. We have been married for almost 35 years and that means that I am 35 years older also. The outer man perishes while the inner man grows stronger.

I am a step or two slower than I used to be and yet, my heart races faster than ever at the very thought of you. While my eyesight is not as keen as it used to be, I still get a thrill at the sight of you. I sometimes forget a line to a poem that I wrote or the next chord to a song that I am playing, but, I will never forget our first kiss. No matter how tired I get, I never get tired of loving you. I am no where nearly as strong as I used to be, but, here is the thing: My love for you is stronger than ever.

As we approach our 35^th year, I am so very glad to be approaching it with you.