For Sherry on our 44th

The years have been long,
Some have been good,
Some not so,
But together we've made a family,
A history of lives intertwined...
Two into One.

I may not be the easiest to love,
I may infuriate you more often than not,
But know this...
Even when the words aren't said,
Even when it's hard to see...
I'll always love you...

Happy Anniversary 2022

It was back in the summer when my friend, whom I’ve yet to meet, Gary Myers posted an image of one of his new paintings. Reading the story and studying the image I was mesmerized. I returned to the webpage over and over that week… To say his painting and his words resonated would be an understatement…

After many returns to his site… and deep contemplation of my savings, I finally arrived at the decision that I would acquire that particular painting as an anniversary gift for both of us to commemorate our 44 years of marriage. Once it arrived, I couldn’t put it away and hide it so it went on the wall immediately. And every day since I’ve stopped and gazed at it and felt that same connection…

I present here “Reinforced” by GC Myers

Here’s an excerpt from the page that caught my imagination that day…

And I find it easy to give these pieces a little more care, a little more attention to the details that they require. Maybe it’s because I have been married for a very long time and can relate to the idea of a life of two separate entities growing together in a way that extends into eternity.

It’s easy to see my wife and I in these pieces. Easy to see the merging and adaptations that have occurred through the years. Easy to see how we have become necessary support and reinforcements for one another.

The painting becomes very personal. It serves as a celebratory emblem of love and devotion on days such as anniversaries and other certain days. But is also provides a reminder of these things on the difficult days of this life, letting me know that these days are temporary when compared to that which I have in my reinforcement.

Printed from – Redtree Times Concerning the work of artist GC Myers
https://redtreetimes.com/2022/06/17/reinforced/
 
Acquired Original June 25, 2022

I never thought
I’d get this old dear
Never had a reason
to live so long
And the Lord’s been
like my shadow
Even when
I was wrong
No I never thought
it would turn out
this way

Anniversary Song
Eva Cassidy