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*** * ***

When I say so, you act like I’ve flipped,
as if in my dottage I have lost
my tenuous hold on reality, free
falling into the abyss of dementia:
But I still find you beautiful, and desirable
and sexy after all the struggles of 3 kids,
after the turmoil of 30 years of marriage:
the moves, the failures, the estrangements,
the coming back together, the loss of
communication, and its renewal, the unshared
experiences, the crises and the joy the growth.
After all that I still love you as passionately
as a young man but as patiently tenderly
as only a lover of long tenure can love. [comments] => 7 [counter] => 280 [topic] => 2 [informant] => aernby [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => LovePoetry )

FOR MY WIFE

Contributed by aernby on Monday, 4th November 2002 @ 05:00:00 AM in AEST
Topic: LovePoetry

*** * ***

When I say so, you act like I’ve flipped,
as if in my dottage I have lost
my tenuous hold on reality, free
falling into the abyss of dementia:
But I still find you beautiful, and desirable
and sexy after all the struggles of 3 kids,
after the turmoil of 30 years of marriage:
the moves, the failures, the estrangements,
the coming back together, the loss of
communication, and its renewal, the unshared
experiences, the crises and the joy the growth.
After all that I still love you as passionately
as a young man but as patiently tenderly
as only a lover of long tenure can love.

Copyright Â© aernby ... [ 2002-11-04 05:00:00]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by OreO on Monday, 4th November 2002 @ 09:21:37 AM AEST
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Aww this is so sweet
Not many people even last
that long together anymore
Hope she reads this, it's a
beautiful expression of your
love to her.
Great write.
.::´¯`·..· OreO·..·´¯`::.

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by LOWMAN613 on Monday, 4th November 2002 @ 12:19:14 PM AEST
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Very touching write,you have a heart like my husband! Nice job! Christina

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by spaceotter on Monday, 4th November 2002 @ 06:59:37 PM AEST
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WONDERFUL!!! My wife reacts the same way, and I love her and find her beautiful for a lot of the same reasons. lol

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_Kalicharan on Tuesday, 5th November 2002 @ 04:54:18 AM AEST
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Aernby, this is such a lovely poem for your wife... I hope I make it to 30yrs....7 to go....lol
It's great you're still in love after this many years and struggles... Keep it going!!!
(((hugs)))
Jenni

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by PhantomsLDY on Sunday, 10th November 2002 @ 06:42:23 AM AEST
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Your wife is a lucky lady. The heart of a poet always reveals his true feeling even when he cannot say them directly. My husband is also a poet and through that I know he loves me even when he can't say it. Your wife always knows how you feel even when you don't say it.

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by ShadowsCloud on Tuesday, 12th November 2002 @ 03:44:32 PM AEST
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Your wife is very lucky. I hope that when I get married I have a husband like you. This poem it profoundly beautiful. It is great.
ShadowsCloud

Re: FOR MY WIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by wordsy on Monday, 13th January 2003 @ 08:33:00 AM AEST
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Tenure of the heart breeds longevity of the soul.

A very good write,
wordsy.

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