My Friend, My Lover, My Wife

She loves me for all that I am

And accepts me for all that I’m not

Together we work for things wanted

And give thanks for the things that we’ve got

 

She trusts me without implication

In return I give no cause to doubt

Together we face all our problems

And patiently work them all out

 

She comforts and cares for our children

They grow with her right by their side

Together we plan for their future

With hearts almost bursting with pride

 

She gives till she’s empty from giving

With a modesty few could achieve

Together we’ve earned our accomplishments

With love and the strength to believe

 

She is stunning and bursting with beauty

O owe to her all that I am

For she once took a boy who was falling

And created an uprising man

 

She is everything good God created

And the most precious thing in my life

I’d be nothing at all now without her

My friend, my lover, my wife