you've loved me for more than half of your life.

two decades of ineloquent surreality,
our first kiss memoryfresh
in the summerlight bicycling.

two decades of children's choruses,
kitschkitchen sunset dancing,
somebody to lean on singing.

two decades of heart symphony,
dreamfloating, journeymaking,
same way on the rope pulling.

two decades of symbiotic existence,
richer, poorer, sickness and health
in fingercircled gold entwining.

well that was good and that was great,
how about a word from kate...
let's pop the bubbly.