I will be posting several personal poems in honor of my parents upcoming 50th anniversary. This is the first. One of the things I like about this poem is the sound effects. In addition to rhyme, I enjoy playing with sounds in other ways. In this case, the words, "All of" said with a certain accent or tone, can be heard as either, "I love" or "I'll have." I think different pronunciations give these words different layers of meaning.
All Golden
By Batsheva 11/19/10
Bubbe and Zayde
Fifty gold years
All of the laughter
All of the tears
All of the pleasures
All of the pain
All of the sunshine
All of the rain
All of the stories
All of the song
All of the love
That was there
All along
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