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Life’s
song, so
gladly sung
upon this view,
overflowing with treasured memories:

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We never hesitate to say what is in our hearts
Hearts that have been joined for years
Years filled with unbridled love and laughter
Laughter that freely echoes 
Echoes of song-filled days
Days that dance in our memories
Memories of our life together, safe and new
New and filled with our children's joys
Joys which were always brimming
Brimming with energy and possibilities…

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When our days were challenged by life,
We grasped the strife
Together, done ~
Daughter and son
 
And when the road kept us apart,
Faith did impart:
"Follow the sun;
Our hearts are one"
 
Impossible, how time has fled
From day we wed
Our promised vow:
"Treasure the now"


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Should time begin to steal its way
Into the fiber of each day,
We’ll choose to have faith and be glad
Remembering what joy we had
 
Should each day’s light begin to cease
And lines upon our faces crease,
We’ll cherish these marks age may clad
Remembering what joy we had
 
Should our earthly lives cease to be
And our mortal bodies set free,
May loved ones reject feeling sad
Remembering what joy we had...
 
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