Sonnet 42: Happy Valentine's Day 2026

Every year I fall more in love with you
Each day I am in awe of your beauty
Holding you, it feels too good to be true
Loving you seems to be my soul’s duty

Annie, I love that you still excite me
I become overwhelmed with desire
I never knew how happy I could be
My need for you burns like a thousand fires

To me, you will always feel too perfect
With skin like the softest and smoothest silk
You have no idea of your effect
For wanting you each night, I feel no guilt

I love you so much and just want to say
You’re amazing, Happy Valentine's Day

Sonnet 41: I Never Knew

I never knew that I could love like this
I never knew that I could feel so loved
And to think it all started with a kiss
Each day I give thanks to Heaven above

Going away, I will miss you so much
To tell you, I cannot even begin
And I know that when next I feel your touch
I will fall in love all over again

For you, I want to be a better man
To give you everything that you deserve
You always make me believe that I can
And so I'll strive with nothing in reserve

Annie, I love you, with all of my heart
Together forever, never to part

Sonnet 40: 10th Anniversay

I never knew love until I saw you
You captured my heart with only a smile

My heart sang in the hall as you walked through

10 years later we walked down the aisle

I remember our first kiss - I was shy

I remember holding you - perfection 

Letting you go,  I felt like I would die

My life took on a whole new direction

A lot’s happened in 10 wonderful years,

Good and bad but together we made it

Sometimes I get irrational fears 

But then you hold me and the bad thoughts quit

I’m so happy that you are in my life

My best friend, amazing lover, and wife

- Happy Anniversary Annie. 

I love you. 

2025

Sonnet 39: Happy Valentine's Day 2025

John & Annie

One more year and I love you just as much
Honestly, I fall more in love each day
From the softest kiss to the gentlest touch
To the sweet loving things you always say

I am all yours Annie, my love is true
I am enchanted and under your spell
No one else makes me feel the way you do
I hope in my words and deeds you can tell

When I say you're perfect please believe me
As a mom, as a step-mom and a wife
Your love and kindness shine for all to see
How lucky am I with you in my life

Happy Valentine's Day, Annie my love
My friend, lover and the one I dream of

Sonnet 38: Happy Birthday 2025

I wish she knew how beautiful she looks Her hair, her eyes, her lips - she’s so stunning On a date or just home reading some books I think of her and smile, even when running

I wish she knew just how much I love her

Longing to become the man she deserves

Striving to give all I can deliver

No appreciation held in reserve

I wish she knew how happy she makes me

Her kindness and caring are so healing 

I never knew this is what love could be

When I hold her my senses are reeling

With a love that seems to be uncanny,

Happy Birthday to my darling Annie

Sonnet 37: 9th Annieversary

Another year and yet it seems so new

Time with you is going by much too fast

Every day, I fall more in love with you

Wishing and praying each moment will last

I always say that you feel so perfect

And you always laugh and say I’m crazy

But to me you’re a beautiful object 

So breathtaking you always amaze me

I cherish hearing the sound of your voice

My heart glows brighter when I see your smile

Falling in love with you - I had no choice

I couldn’t run fast enough down that aisle

Your skin so soft and delicate to touch

I get overwhelmed I love you so much

Sonnet 36: Mother's Day 2024

Anne, my love, you make my heart take flight
You make our home, a warm and happy nest
More beautiful each day, a stunning sight.
Of all the mothers out there, you're the best.

You're always there for us, the rise and falls
You work so hard, yet never seem to tire
A constant light that shines through life's long halls
My love for you burns brighter than a fire.

At work, your patients adore you. Staff too.
You provide great care and inspire others
Once patients, moms now trust their kids to you.
Caring for babies, sisters and brothers

This Mother's Day, I want you to just see
How much you mean to all the world and me