Anniversaries

Here are a selection of wedding anniversary poems.

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April

In April, blossoms fall from trees

Like snowflakes, see the petals whirl

On the breeze, a thousand dancers

Make their spiralling journey down.

Perhaps two petals, springing from

Neighbouring branches, meet mid-air

And continue on together

Carried by the breath of the wind.

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The treasure hoard

Like tree-bark, silver coats the outermost parts,

Filigree laid upon precious materials.

Seen through the lattice,

Glimpses of turquoise and crystal

Embedded in china, inlaid in ivory

Wrought in bronze, steel and tin.

Round about, the softer strands of lace

And silk, cushioning gleaming ceramics,

Held by pliable willow rods.

A shining piece of copper, untarnished

Nestled in a hunk of wool, with a tiny casket,

Apple-wood, enclosing pure white sugar.

A garland of flowers, unfading, adorns a simple

Leather pouch, wrapped around a wad of cotton.

Inside, most precious of all the treasure hoard:

With two names inscribed in silver upon it, paper.

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Round

The corkscrew turns, you listen as

Wine is poured, relax to the sound

Of dark red bubbling in your glass.

The corkscrew turns, you listen as

The stories make the evening pass,

And, sharing life, laughter abounds.

The corkscrew turns, you listen as

Wine is poured, relax to the sound.

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Globetrotters

Standing side by side, toes in a row,

With eyes full, tongues still for now,

They rest in the early morning sun

Remembering the path long trodden.

Hills, dales, lakes and rivers

Mountains, cliff-top trails

Coldness of rains and sweat of summers,

Over bridges, behind waterfalls.

If they had breath to make their tired tongues swell,

What memories, what stories would these boots tell?

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