To My Wife, My Friend Poem by Jim Milks

I have taken some time to work
out for her a lovely rhyme
to write it down and put pen to paper
and scratch out a line for this crazy caper

to build for her a lovely rhyme
a rhyme, a rhyme one that is not sublime
I made it sweet and never sour
as I labor hour upon hour

A poem is built line by line
Built for a love it takes some time
A wife, a friend so sweet and so dear
She fills each heart that she comes near

So my love, I have written this rhyme
Written for you this very day
Some simple words that almost say
How much I treasure you each day

JPM 9/5/2007