Every Year
For my grandmother-in-law on her 81st birthday.
Every year
we celebrate not only the years you've lived,
but the love you've shared.
Every year,
your legacy of warmth, kindness, and caring,
is a gift to us all.
Every year
God gives you the gift of
more.
Every year
more time for new experiences,
more laughing, more loving, more smiles, more hugs.
Every year
counting blessings, making memories,
and finding silver linings.
Every year
all who love you, either on Earth or in heaven,
are given another chance to show you
how many lives you've touched and made a bit brighter.
Every year
I cherish the time,
however short,
I've been given to have had both you and Larry in my life.
Cherish every day, every year, you are given the greatest gift,
time for more.
-me
