50th Wedding Anniversary
62AFTER FIFTY YEARS
After fifty years she still watches him
I can see her watching him
And in her eyes, that have gazed
Upon him for fifty years
Is the look of a young girl,
Isn’t he wonderful?
She asks me with her eyes.
And mine answer, “Yes!”
After fifty years he still watches her
I can see him watching her
And in his eyes, that have cherished
Her for fifty years
Is the look of a young man,
Isn’t she glorious?
He asks me with his eyes.
And mine answer, “Yes!”
After fifty years she still smiles at him
I can see her smiling at him
And in her smile that has beamed
Upon him for fifty years
Is the playfulness of a young girl
Isn’t he funny?
She asks me with her smile.
And mine answers, “Yes!”
After fifty years, he still smiles at her
I can see him smiling at her.
And in his smile that has shone
Upon her for fifty years
Is the kiss of a young man.
Isn’t she beautiful?
He asks me with his smile.
And mine answers, “Yes!”
I have watched them with my eyes
And I have witnessed magic.
With all the grace of who they are
They have touched me,
With their eyes, with their smiles
They have drawn me in and embraced me
With arms that have held each other for fifty years.
I have witnessed the magic circle they have created
And expanded as they reach out.
Do they not touch others, as they have touched me?
My eyes fill
My lips smile
And my heart answers, “Yes!”
Theirs is a love not measured by years spent.
I have seen you watching them and I ask you,
Do they not have a rare grace and generosity of spirit?
Are they not unbound by the limits of time and space?
Your eyes fill
Your lips smile
And your heart answers, “Yes!”
Jenafor Tanner
I wrote this for a pair of wonderful friends - treasures in my life - who were celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary while she was in hospice care dying of cancer. She passed away not long after I wrote this poem but he shared it with her and their children on their anniversary and through her pain and drug induced haze - SHE SMILED AT HIM! There is not a doubt in my mind that she is still watching him.
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Thank you! It was a rare relationship - two amazing people and I was blessed to know them.
Hello Raising. My husband and I have been married over 25 years and every time I look at him I see the young sweet man who captured my heart many years ago.. It's not the outward shell of a person who defines them... it's the inner soul, the center of who they are. My husbands' sweet soul has remained steady and true..and this is why his outward looks have not changed for me through the years. Even knowing he has aged with time... time has only made our loving bond stronger! Keep writing...I love this hub!
It is too rare a thing that people see each other through their heart's eye. Congratulations on your 25 years and here is to at least 25 more. My parent's are now approaching their 65th!
thevoice 2 years ago
beautiful beautiful love write thanks