Happy 48th Anniversary

The smell of your perfume,
sweetens the evening air.
The sparkle of your eyes,
lay my emotions bare.

A hint of your laughter,
makes my heart skip a beat.
A kiss from your soft lips,
fills me with burning heat.

A slight touch of your skin,
will burn me like a fire.
A whispered “I love you,”
will ignite my desire.

Like seconds on a clock,
forty-eight years have flown. 
Throughout all those years,
our love has only grown.

I’ve no poet’s words,
to say what it’s meant.
To know such happiness,
has to be heaven sent.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 9/22/2023 5:15:00 PM
Nicely written, Jerry. Happy belated anniversary !
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/24/2023 7:10:00 PM
Thank you, Charles. I think it is just the beginning of a good run.
Date: 9/21/2023 11:15:00 PM
our love has only grown. perfect words for her, keep on to say, thanks for the enjoyable reading
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:48:00 AM
Thank you, Yann.
Date: 9/21/2023 8:44:00 PM
Wow! Tempus fugit. Two more for the gold!! Go for it, Jerry! Congrats!
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:47:00 AM
Thanks, Gershon. Too late to change my mind now. Have a good one my friend.
Date: 9/21/2023 5:38:00 AM
- Both beautiful and romantic, Jerry :) - A lucky lady, who gets this poem :) -Happy 48th anniversary :) - hugs
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:44:00 AM
Thank you, Anne. But I am the lucky one for sure.
Date: 9/21/2023 1:17:00 AM
Great poetry, Jerry. Good rhyme which I find difficult since English is not my language. Thus I tend to go for free verse. Your wife must be happy to read your poem. Mine alas is dead.
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:43:00 AM
So sorry for your loss. I appreciate your kind words.
Date: 9/21/2023 12:45:00 AM
Oh my oh my Jerry….l bet your wife cried when she read this…..truly beautiful my friend! Happy Anniversary to you both! After 48 years together you are like one! Debx
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Deb M
Date: 9/22/2023 8:33:00 AM
You are a sweet man Jerry! Debx
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:36:00 AM
Thanks Deb. She is my everything. Have a wonderful day my friend.
Date: 9/21/2023 12:22:00 AM
A beautiful poem. Well done.
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Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/22/2023 4:31:00 AM
Thank you, Jeanette. I appreciate you dropping by.
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