To my wife...
Though this pain wracks my body,
I can still smile and say,
The love you freely gave to me,
will help me on my way.
I take your love with me,
and leave mine behind.
What we both shared together,
can't be measured by time.
Know you were this sailor's anchor,
no matter what the storm.
Know the peace you put in my heart,
has always kept my soul warm.
RNS
(in an envelope for her on that day)