For Pam, on Our Special Day

You've walked with me through fire and freezing rain

Sailed seas of doubt with neither chart nor star

Flown wildly over desolate terrain

And weathered storms that were too strong, by far.

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Those times the hand upon the wheel was yours,

With true and steady grace, you steered us through

And when, at times, I lost familiar shores,

The guiding light that brought me home was you.

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You've shared my joy and blessed me with your own.

Your laughter lifts my soul and fills my heart.

Because of you, I never dream alone

And every dream I've chased, you've helped me start.

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You are my moon and stars, my sun by day,

My Love, my Life, my Reason and my Way.

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Happy Anniversary, Babe!