(a tribute to my grandparent's diamond wedding-anniversary)
The past is but a mere memory
Of the toils and tears, laughter and cries
Of the pain, suffering and bliss
In a world less perfect than we wished

The trials and travails we have endured
What I have said, what I left unsaid
What I have done, what can’t be undone
All the joy we’ve had for the past sixty years

As this life stands witness to our journey
We cherish the times we have had as one
And keep our gaze towards a better tomorrow
For our hearts our hopes our aims are one

Aims for the future laid before us
A winding path yet to be traveled
Another story yet to be told
A radiant wish for you and me

When the winds of change blow our way
And nothing around us stays the same
Know that our love shall stand firm
Never to waver, never to fail

And up to the stars we gaze
A testament of faith and destiny
A symbol of our love and hope
A promise that the best is yet to be