On the Eleventh Anniversary of our Wedding

Happy Anniversary to my love;

I think this has been our best year yet.

11 years

What a gift 

to grow old with you,

to shift and change with you in each passing season

trees whose roots become ever more entwined.

The rhythm of our days is like a heartbeat,

Love coursing through whatever each day brings…

pain, joy, grief, beauty,

ordinary moments and extraordinary people.

The adding of one, small, gorgeous spark 

has laid bare all of our best, all of our faults; 

has left us in awe of just how miraculous it is to be alive.

What an incredible gift,

despite all we’ve struggled through 

or maybe because of…

to become three instead of two,

to fall deeper in love as we journey, 

to grow old with you.