As a couple pledged in togetherness walks

Down the serpentine trail of together

Living in the meads of love from dawn to dusk and beyond

Through trifling quarrels and reconciliations

Through loving , caring and discovering each other

Enacting the unique parody espousal togetherness

As years of this lifetime companionship pass

With every revolution of the earth round the sun

And every change of calender’s face and figures

A flower signifies a particular milestone of conjugal union

When the virgin year of conjugal bliss is gone

Walking on clouds and wrapped in hugs of passion

Carnations in variegated hues presented to the partner

With lingering sweet fragrance conveys

Admiration, love and acceptance – warts, scars and all

The red blooms are for heartfelt admiration

White ones for pure and innocent love

And the pink a whisper of lifelong remembrance

Then as the second year of connubial life goes by

Lilies of the valley gifted to the spouse

The legendary love of the nightingale with scented  breath

Symbolising humility, devotion and shared bliss

On the third anniversary of marital ecstasy

flowers most apt are the yellow sunflowers

Devout admirers’ symbol they bring strength to the union of souls

Signifying warmth, fidelity, loyalty, constancy and sustenance

As the fourth year moves by in warmth of love

The hydrangea given on this occasion

Is all about heartfelt appreciation n’ gratefulness 

And pride, praise and appreciation

On the occasion f five years of nuptial life

The daisy with innocence, purity and gentleness

In its soporific breath is the perfect bloom to present

It compliments the spouse as having virtue equal to its petals

At the passage of the sixth year of marriage

With half a dozen years of memories together

The calla signifying transition period of nuptials

Are given to celebrate pride and beauty

Gained down the years from shared wisdom

As seven years go by and proverbial restlessness

Supposedly haunts the threshold of marital union

Freesias given impart an aura of faithfulness

They being symbolic of trust and fidelity 

It is signifying the honerable character of love

When eight years go by,  lilacs  are the ideal gift

It is a reminder of initial emotions of love

Its irresistible fragrance and heart shaped face

As nine years pass by , exotic blooms of birds of paradise

In all its magnificience and splendour ,gifted to the spouse

Conveys admiration and gratitude for unexpected romance

After passage of a decade of marriage, daffodils are ideally gifted

As they stand for chivalry, renwed love and trust  

And express unwavering love for the wife

On the elenth anniversary of nuptial bliss, tulips given

With its dark core akin to a lover’s heart dark with passion

Brings the message of impact of love on the one loved

A dozen years spent together when celebrated

Peonies are given for gggod fortune and happy marriage

Also signifying abundance, prosperity, and romance

As thirteen years are passed chrysanthemums are presented

And impart fidelity, loveliness and abundance

When you have spent fourteen years together

Orchids bring you love, beauty, affection,

Wisdom, thoughtfulness and understanding

After the fifteenth year , roses are the ideal gift

Standing for hope, passion, love and magic

On passage of two decades ,aster talisman of love

Brings you with starry eyes, wisdom and good luck

On the silver anniversary , flowers of iris

Are gifted to bring you hope, faith, wisdom,

And also love, valour and promise

On the thirtieth anniversary the lily is ideal as a present

And it showers devotion, beauty and pride

On the fortieth anniversary, the sword like gladiolus

Signifying pierced heart of the spouse

Is given for remembrance, infatuation and vibrancy

While on the golden anniversary yellow roses with violets

Are given together, the roses standing for inner light

And inherent beauty of a long prosperous nuptial union

While the violets are symbolic of humility and commitment

So the trail of marriage is made fragrant by blooms

That blossom as milestones of significant emotion…