The traditional gift for this upcoming occasion is ivory, and sense elephants don’t need to go extinct to prove I love you, I found an alternative instead. In the meantime, this will have to do.

I remember May 23rd better than yesterday

I remember the chance we took

how the words I do came out so easily

Did the words Are you sure ever cross your mind?

I wonder why us and the answer is simple.

We took a chance on love and got lucky

we started out not knowing a damn thing 

but quickly got educated in the ways of trust

learned to let go, hoping that we would endure

It seems like every seven years is a chance

to fix the previous years

just when it seemed that love had run out

we gave the die one last try

hit seven twice and made it to eleven

 we could roll another seven if you like?

  try our hand at black jack

Maybe play Rolette and do better than fifty-fifty

win or lose I’m better betting on you.

We took a gamble fourteen years ago,

and come what may I’m willing to give love more tries

because on May 23rd I became the luckiest man alive.

Love you Baby through heartache and pain,

joy and good lovin.

Glad we took a chance and got lucky with love.

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  • Guy Hogan on May 17, 2011

    I always like love poems and I think that is what we all have to do, take a chance on love even if we lose but it is wonderful if we win.

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on May 17, 2011

    Bravo! The betting metaphors entertained me and made the poem more vivid to the reader.

    Happy 14th anniversary my friend. Many you have 50 more :-)

  • Joie Schmidt on May 17, 2011

    Very sweet*!

    Blessings.

    Sincerely,

    -Joie Schmidt.

  • Sushant94 on May 18, 2011

    i like it

  • Linda Lori on Jun 20, 2011

    Very nice write :)

  • Dennis N OBrien on Jul 21, 2011

    You don’t want to die wondering – if.

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