Babes, Babes, Babes

75 years now upon you

Coupled with 40 years together

Celebrating

Bonds forged by history

Meeting in eternal time

Deeply felt but formless

Palpable energy

That's what you are

What we are

What we cocreate

In a vessel

Weaved by invisible thread

Love emanates from you

To me

Loves flows to you

From me

How much is missed?

How much is lost?

Where does it go?

Our love ripples deeply

Lying lifelessly

Somewhere in the vast expanse

Where the rollercoaster of extremes

Reactive and redundant conversations

Wounds, scars and healing

Ebbs and flows

Cycles and stages

Don't matter

Gone almost for forever

Except for cherished moments

Hibernating in the archives

Where they're tended to

By you

Kept soundly asleep

Not necessarily in the forefront

But remains ready

For when the time comes

As my resistance

Renders me disconnected

From you and myself

From my love for you

For long periods of time

Almost always

But those moments of landing

Are a welcomed reprieve

Entwined soulmates we are

In a time bubble

My love for you has only deepened

Appreciating your gifts

Being the recipient of

As you're growing

Coming into your own

Showering me

With your unfolding nature

Creative expression

Your light has only brightened

And continues to brighten

As I feel your presence

Those elongated moments

When you're an integral part of my existence

Never to be taken for granted

Always cherished and preserved

In my sacred archives

Am forever grateful to you

For the difference you make in my life

Imagined emptiness of my life without you

And the fullness of our future together

Continue growing and deepening

Until one of us is physically gone

And the other remains

But that doesn't matter

In eternal time

I wish you to know

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Untold and infinite love I'm sending you

And for us to live out

Our next 21 years together

And today

I love you more than ever

And will exalt the milestones

75 years lived

40 years together

Will be toasting to you

And to us

All day long