YOUR GIFT
OLD AGE IS NOW A REALITY,
YOUR YOUTH IS A THING OF THE PAST.
SINCE YOU’RE STILL CONSIDERED A NEWLY WED,
I PRAY YOU’LL HAVE STRENGTH TO LAST.
NOT TOO LONG AGO WE DISCUSSED
THE PROSPECT OF LOSING OUR HAIR.
AND NOW WITH REGARD TO YOUR HEAD,
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK RATHER BARE.
YOUR TEETH MAY BE CLOSE BEHIND,
THEY SOON MAY BE GONE IT’S TRUE.
BUT YOUR TEETH AND YOUR HAIR DON’T MATTER,
CAUSE THEY’RE NOT WHAT MAKES YOU, YOU.
YOU HAVE GOD GIVEN GIFTS AND TALENTS,
THAT YOU SELFLESSLY SHARE WITHOUT END,
BUT THE GIFT, MOST IMPORTANT TO ME,
IS YOU’VE CHOSEN TO BE MY FRIEND.
R.D.Bruss
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