Circa sixty one years ago July 6th, 2001 - birth of dear beloved wife

We now get along swimmingly
analogous to this bro and his older sis

on the cusp of our gifted silver married years

if her presence absent, I would sorely miss

after earlier decades bereft of wedded bliss.

Rarely did yours truly acknowledge birthday

of his former fancy free presently aging bride

gathered rosebuds while

rolling in our figurative hay

contra dance paramours

playing seek and hide

as we skedaddled down the line

hoot'n and holler'n hooray

nsync with foot stomping music airing pride

without prejudice, where

sense and sensibility accompanied sashay

vaguely hinting Puritanical ethos of Jane Austen

sexually stifled era, nevertheless

suppressed flirtation pried

loose courtesy adulterous,

affectionate and amorous way

love blind prospective husband

pledged marital covenant whereby

till death doth she part, I avowedly did stride

both of us pledged troth,

when marital Gordian knot tied.

Grim reaper eventual sweepstakes

will claim yours truly and me spouse anon

obliged to answer for whom the bell tolls... -

thank you John Donne,

perhaps mine missus gains

unexpected posthumous renown

thru sewing self styled couture

repurposing scraps of material

even in afterlife her unflagging spirit

banging out sought after stitched

assortment constituting richly adorned rags
hence cause for feted celebration

representing subsequent earth orbit around sun

lovely bones of counterpart being reincarnated

into favorite flower such as Peace Lily won.

Direct attestation, communication, exclamation,
genuflection, profession...

challenging verses crafting poetic adulation
mother of deux daughters I adore

with reasonable rhyme, a literary chore

feeble attempt and lame attempt made to explore

elements of style to write loving emotions galore

and disappointing if husband did ignore

one special day among three hundred and sixty five
less for any obligation

but more so cuz sincere motive doth jive.

Impossible challenge-response mission

to captcha alive

elusive essence defined as love

exhibited via hormonal secretion

penetrating breastworks hoping arousal to connive

(no fallacy) as anatomical male divining rod

scouted fertile crescent,

wherein peppy did dip and dive

that drove dis once young rammy man

(during me bachelorhood daze)

sexually afire by twenty and five

celibacy spurred stir crazy state

giving bee steel impression hive

been cruelly, seriously, and unhappily deprived

feasting upon verboten fruit

unhealthy suppression plus anxiety
spelled premature ejaculation,

and presently enjoy spouse as finest companion
no matter testosterone drive went in reverse
meaning to fiendish predilection fornicate moot.

Thee marriage strongly bolstered principally thru

playful dynamics and/or verbal/oral intercourse

resolving regular potential conflicts

sets virtual stage to stave off violent altercations

most likely regarding insignificant issue

summoning forth active/deep listening

a renewable (non toxic) resource.

H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y