I smile when my true love’s face is in sight
And touch her hand to know that she is there.
I warm her feet with mine each winter’s night
Since first we ever had a bed to share.
Each day I see her waking with the dawn
And as we tuck our children into bed.
Day by day, together we go on,
By promises and rings forever wed.
Yet when we are apart I shed no tear,
Nor sadly sigh, nor lie all night awake;
No distance is so great that I might fear
That our love would stretch thin enough to break.
No matter how far I am from my bride,
I know that she is always by my side.
This was written for my wife on our 15th wedding anniversary, when she was out of town.