North and South

 

You are my North and South,

My East and West,

The sun that greets me in the morning,

And the stars that light my way to sleep.

You are there holding my hand when I most need it,

And raising those same hands in exultation when I succeed.

You challenge me to be me,

And celebrate me for all I am.

At the same time, you challenge me to grow

In whatever way goodness and integrity require.

You provide me with counsel,

And also welcome my own.

Together there is no mountain,

No nadir,

No tangle of circumstance,

No forlorn cause,

That will break this bond

Of love,

Of commitment,

Of destiny,

Of connection.

What would others give

To share a life so complete?

What would others do

To come close to love replete?

So come rain,

Come sun,

Come storm,

Come calm,

Come thorns to shroud the way,

Or flowers to carpet the path,

Because together

As one,

Unified,

Facing square,

No challenge shall defeat us!