A TOAST TO ALEX AND JAMIE

 


Photo by Harlen Foley



As we gather here tonight to celebrate the special love they share,

We are witnessing the strongest bond of an unbreakable pair.

In times of great joy and in times of the occasional sorrow,

They will stand by each other like there's no tomorrow.

When challenges come their way, together they will handle them with grace,

If something upsets them they have each other to wipe tears from their face.

Two souls with the passage of time have grown into one,

With such warmth and brightness that it eclipses the sun.

So raise your glasses once more to toast the husband and wife,

As they write a new chapter together in their lives.






-J. Mattes

7/1/11

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