My Vow

When I woke up this morning

I could only see your face

And this moment I have dreamed of

Standing in this sacred place

For all that you have given me

The dreams you’ve made come true

I am forever grateful

And this heart belongs to you

My best friend and companion

On this day becomes my wife

Hand in hand together

As we journey through this life

Mere words cannot describe this joy

That only you can give

And so, I pledge my love to you

So long as we shall live

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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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Lucky Me

She's got this one expression

That only I can see

A sparkle in her smiling eyes

She saves for only me

I see it when I tell her

She's the true love of my life

And I saw it when I knelt and asked

My love to be my wife

I hear the sweetest whispers

When she tells me of her love

And know the joy that many folks

At best, can just dream of

For I have found you,  Angel

You've made all my dreams come true

And I'll spend my remaining years

In love with only you

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Troubadour (For Jason Isbell)

He's a cynic and a dreamer

Keeping one foot on the ground

He's a prophet with a purpose

He's profane and he's profound

He's a madman on a mission

Clinging to his sanity

He's a blind man with true vision

Laid bare for all to see

He's a poet with a guitar

Bound to follow his free will

With a fire that burns inside him

That life can never kill

So, once again he sings his songs

Playing much more than his part

A diary of the life he chose

With words straight from the heart

A pilgrim in the spotlight

Whose story must be told

Always hoping for that high road

In a world that's grown so cold

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Vengeance

I know you took what wasn't yours

I'm sure you felt so strong

By making her surrender

To one so sick and wrong

You sure taught her a lesson

Made you feel like quite the man

I wish I could have been there

To rearrange the plan

I'd like to make you cower

And beg me not to do

The kind of things you planned for her

Your nightmares all come true

You could offer your apologies

Without putting up a fight

And look into my glaring eyes

As I turn out the lights

But know that I know everything

I even know your name

Always look behind you

Your life won't be the same

For some men yearn for justice

For the weasels that abound

And this man longs to hunt you down

And put you in the ground

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My Someone

There is no one like my someone

She's the only one for me

So strong and yet so fragile

Like no other one can be

In a world of ones like others

She's the one who stands alone

The one who understands me

And loves me as her own

Other ones may settle 

For one like all the rest

But the one love she has given
Is the one love that is best
So, this one man will live this life
With one who owns his heart
The one he'll love and cherish
As he has from the start
Stand by me on this journey
Of love we have begun
And know until the end of time
That you are my someone

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