A few weeks ago, Ben and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. He surprised me by writing and reciting a poem about the first years of our life together, which ended in a re-proposal of marriage. A few people have asked to hear/read the poem, so here it is.
Five years ago with pomp and circumstance
We held one another for our wedding dance.
To Jamaica we left at the first chance
Although luggage lagged behind, perchance.
Upon returning, we learned with a start
Blastomycosis was now on my medical chart.
You nursed me back to health, showing your heart
As we held our vow to never "Christmas" apart.
The following years we took vacations
to Los Angeles, and tropical destinations.
Attended countless nuptual dedications,
And watched me walk in one of Goldy's graduations.
We've experienced our basement as a floodplain.
Foot races in St.Paul, Downtown, and St. Anthony Main.
Five years later, one one question remains:
Katherine Jane, will you marry me... again?
I love you so much, Ben!!
