My Thanksgiving Toast

I'm thankful for the life I've lived

The lessons I have learned

For all the bumps and bruises

And every scar I've earned

I'm grateful for the laughter

I'm better for the tears

Battling my weaknesses
Confronting all my fears
For all the ones that helped me
Though some have gone away
Their love has left its mark on me
And guides me every day
I'm thankful for my family
My siblings and my sons
Even when I let you down
You were my special ones
And I'm grateful for my Angel
Who brings joy into my life
And I'm counting down the days
Until that Angel is my wife
I celebrate with gratitude
And offer up this toast
A wish of joy and happiness
For those I love the most

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Anniversary Poem

I spent my whole life searching

For a dream inside my head

And wound always settling

For something less instead

I never thought it could be real

This Angel in my mind

The one who could exceed my dreams

Impossible to find

But in my darkest hour

You walked into my life

Yet I could never dream one day

That you would be my wife

But early last November

You gave your heart to me

And turned my sorrow into joy

The truth was plain to see

You are my one true Angel

A living dream come true

And each year like this first one

Will be spent loving you

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