Golden Wedding Anniversary

Golden Anniversary; golden memories Two people’s hearts entwined so many years Each in the other’s care; each holding half a share Of a joint lifetime’s laughter and tears Dad was searching for gold when they met all those years ago Mum was dispensing nuggets of wisdom outside Bendigo The thin golden band he placed on her hand Was a symbol 'Till death us do part' Now fifty years on their youth’s almost gone But the pledge that they made still lives on in each heart Golden anniversary; half a century A far different world to the one when you met Some things do remain: friends you can see again And the memory of those you’ll never forget After the war they settled in Woorinen South ’Midst the gold of dried fruits and the taste of wine in the mouth A daughter, a son, grew up and moved on Encouraged each step of the way And now we are here to wish you good cheer And to thank you with love on your own golden day Golden Anniversary; golden memories Of loving, and sharing, and building a life In your friend’s and family’s eyes you win the golden prize As mother and father, and husband and wife