A lovely little poem.

[Calamity Jane]

My mom has several poetry books that belonged to her randmother, and when I was there over Thanksgiving and Christmas, I read through them. There was one quotation that I really liked, so I looked the author up on the net.

I found this beautiful piece of loving sentiment <insert sarcasm here> by the same gentleman.

The Ideal Husband To His Wife

by Sam Walter Foss (1858 - 1911)

WE'VE lived for forty years, dear wife,
And walked together side by side,
And you to-day are just as dear
As when you were my bride.
I've tried to make life glad for you,
One long, sweet honeymoon of joy,
A dream of marital content,
Without the least alloy.
I've smoothed all boulders from our path,
That we in peace might toil along,
By always hastening to admit
That I was right and you were wrong.

No mad diversity of creed
Has ever sundered me from thee;
For I permit you evermore
To borrow your ideas of me.
And thus it is, through weal or woe,
Our love forevermore endures;
For I permit that you should take
My views and creeds, and make them yours.
And thus I let you have my way,
And thus in peace we toil along,
For I am willing to admit
That I am right and you are wrong.

And when our matrimonial skiff
Strikes snags in love's meandering stream,
I lift our shallop from the rocks,
And float as in a placid dream.
And well I know our marriage bliss
While life shall last will never cease;
For I shall always let thee do,
In generous love, just what I please.
Peace comes, and discord flies away,
Love's bright day follows hatred's night;
For I am ready to admit
That you are wrong and I am right.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Such an interesting recipe for Love everlasting.

While life shall last... <I already feel the knife in his back.>

 

[Calamity Jane]

It is rather ironic that he died the year this poem was published.

 

[Ginny]

eewwy....and his grandsons are running around somewhere....some lucky lady married to one.....

 

[fingers_larue]

sort of a sappy out look I would say