Cathie

Cathie has helped me be the man
I was always meant to be
Changing my life for evermore
Setting my spirit free

Can't begin to explain to you
How much I love this girl
To my deepest depths and deeper
My friend, my wife, my pearl

We met when she was six years old
Her sister was the prize
But life can sure twist things around
We know not what secrets lie
 
Brother in law and sister in law
When Linda was my wife
Tragedy struck, Linda was gone
She helped me through the strife

We married two years later
And haven't looked back since
We'll be together till the very end
Of this I am convinced

Cathie is my dear, dear wife
Without her I'd be lost
Life has many twists and turns
Fate caused our paths to cross

© Jack Ellison 2012
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 9/18/2020 11:27:00 AM
Wow, such a beautiful dedication to your wife Cathie. What would we do without our soulmate, our companion, our sweetheart? Beautifully penned. Always, Laura
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Jack Ellison
Date: 9/20/2020 5:29:00 AM
They shine! The light of my life!!!!!!!
Date: 11/29/2012 10:33:00 AM
A GREAT dedication to Cathie! You ought to make a copy of this one on some real nicely bordered paper... and put it on the wall... Then if she ever gets mad at you... You can just accidently walk slowly past the picture (giving it a glance), and she'll probably forgive you anything... I would... your friend, Carol
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/29/2012 1:15:00 PM
ROTFLMAO!!! Now that's a response I never expected! GREAT IDEA! Don't know if it will work but I'm wiling to give it a shot! Sure love you, my sweet friend!!!
Date: 11/29/2012 6:21:00 AM
Ohh, I am glad you have found the one you love. The one that adds and not subtracts. Awesome write, Jack. Cathie sounds like a great one for you. Love ya, Toquyen
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Jack Ellison
Date: 11/29/2012 6:23:00 AM
Cathie saved my life at a very bad period in my life. She is my friend, my wife, my pearl... love, Jack
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