" MY  DARLIN'  HUGGY BEAR "

Twenty-eight years  ago  tonight,
we  vow'd  before  God to  stay  together;
through  thickness  or  thin,  the  good, the bad,
in  sunshine  or  stormy  weather.

Sometimes  it would  have  been  so easy
for  you  to  just  walk  away;
growing  weary  of  more  rain  than  sunshine,
BUT,  instead, my  Huggybear, you chose to stay.

In  spite  of  my  faults  and  my  failures,
my   lack  of   mercy  and  grace;
You've  taken  the  bitter  with  the  sweet,
bit~the~bullet  ~  stayed  in  the  race.

You've  helped  me  through  darkest  valleys,
given  comfort   in  deepest   woe;
In  grief,  you've  brought  consolation,
when  my  head  was  bow'd  so  low.

You've  caused  me  to  even  feel   beautiful,
when  the mirror  said,  "You're so  plain";
Your  smile has been  my umbrella,
protecting  me  from  the   rain.

You've  been  my  husband, my  lover ~  friend,
throughout  twenty~eight  years,  today;
Thank  you for  showing what  love really  is,
in   your  own  inimitable  way.

Mary  Carter  Mizrany
January  28,  1994

Dedicated to
Gordon Edward  Mizrany,
my  precious husband  on
our   28th  Anniversary