Karen Anne you are divine

Finer than The finest wine

In the bar did you think

When we met for that drink

In a scruffy Irish place

Where you wouldn’t normally show your face

That you had fallen very far

Maybe followed the wrong guiding star?

And from where you’d set out to be

Thinking of Brad Pitt and getting me

But you decided to stick around

Talking of family, sport and sounds

From there we accelerated things

Love’s eternal but we added wings

When I flew back from NY

You followed to a place you cannot deny

Is Gods Own County, HG2

Where you can only live if you earn a few

We sold our flats and bought West End

But the house had issues we couldn’t mend

Like a bathroom right at the top

By the time you got there you were ready to pop

But we were happy and gave things a go

When I got a rebate we went to Mexico

Then wedding bells were in the air

The finest party, you had to be there

The Cleaver performed the wedding vows

Swinton Park gave rise to “Wows”

Our families and friends altogether

Everyone we loved; never felt better

Then married bliss nothing altered

But life as we knew it suddenly halted

The day our beautiful boys arrived

I’ve still no idea how we survived

Well actually we had fantastic Dads

And Mums so special we got them both iPads

Karen and a Mum did the night feed

I woke each morning and to God I’d plead

That the boys were still alive and OK

As I rose early for another day

But with the aforementioned help we made it through

A challenging time and something new

A dark and cruel addition to our family

Something which afflicted me

But with your love and companionship

We’re still moving forward despite that dip

With James and Harry, the Famous Four

France and Spain, Sewell’s on tour

We moved to Wheatlands for a song

One that’s expensive and very long

And when some bits were looking nice

You changed the lot for a significant price

The extension never came to pass

A good job really as I was out of gas

By the time the garden was done

But now we can football in rain, snow or sun

By this point you had left AG behind

With WSP providing an alternative grind

So when work is getting a drag

And your spirits are starting to sag

Think of the time you took a chance

And met a guy who refused to dance

And after the first bar we found one more

And negotiated with the bouncers on the door

And the following day we watched Marky Mark

In a hopeless American action lark

And you bought me chocolate Easter fun

You chased away the darkness and brought back the sun

It was way more than ten years ago

That we went together to see that show

And you still blow me away and bring back the sun

Chase away the darkness with cuddles and fun

So that’s it – how you ended up with me

Thank you

I love you

Happy anniversary