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An Ode to Eighty Years
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Last night I read
Of 
A most remarkable couple
Married
Some eighty years ago
This very month;
They married so young,
And without the blessings
Of their respective families,
They saw the depression
And countless other
Hard times since,
Yet they stuck it out
And proved the naysayers
Wrong
Over and over
Again.
It was so refreshing
Reading
Of their commitment
To each other
Instead of reading
Of yet another
Celebrity union
Ending up on the rocks
Of self absorption,
And I found myself wishing
"God bless 'em!"
Before I realized
He already has...
 


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 Reviews of "An Ode to Eighty Years"
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on November 22, 2012
I saw that story, too. It is remarkable that we can live that long and love that long. My parents made it to 62 before dad died prematurely. in those days people stayed together because there was no safety net if they divorced. Things have changed.

Ron

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on November 22, 2012
this is the kind of story we should hear more of
budd

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on November 22, 2012
Refreshing indeed, and may I add my 'God Bless 'Em, too.'


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