On Our 15th Anniversary

To my beloved husband, dearest friend, leader, protector, mentor, & encourager ~

If ever two were one than surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If every wife were happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is sure that rivers cannot quench,
Nor aught but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay,
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love so persevere
That when we live no more, we may live ever.
~ Anne Bradstreet