To My Husband

Here let me count the ways.

There are not many husbands,

Who do as you do,

Or even how much,

On any given day.
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Almost everyday,

Give or take a few,

You are up before the roosters

Can go cock-a-doodle-do!
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Down the road you go,

To the crusher and back,

Or off after vehicles,

Trying to over work your back.
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Back at the house,

Yet more for you begins,

You see my husband is a 'Junk-man',

Recycling is the name of 'his' game.
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But what he does,

A game it is not,

He does it when it is cold,

Or when it is blazing hot.
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Using winches, hand tools

And saw-zaws too,

Busting windows, cutting tires,

There is so much to do.
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Cutting up tanks,

Taking off parts,

Cutting his hands,

Oh yeah! That Smarts!
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He makes time for me,

We sometimes 'do' lunch.

He takes me where I need,

Did I say he loves me a bunch?
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He pays all our bills,

Makes extra money too,

Doesn't want me to work yet,

Till my college years are through.
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I've been a stay at home mom,

But back to school now I go,

Now that our kids are older teenagers,

Says minimum wage is NOT a way to grow!
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He hugs me when I need one,

Or just out of the blue,

And every time he walks out the door,

He says "I LOVE YOU".
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He helps me with the kids,

When I just can't take anymore,

Or when moms really sick,

Only to the grocery store, will he go out that door!
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He's my rock

And he's my world,

He's my strength,

I'm one lucky gurl!
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He does for me

Like no other man can

He is MINE girls,

Yeah, he is MY MAN!
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He's soft and sweet,

He's tough and mean,

He balances us all,

In this point in between.
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See it's not about money,

I could care less about 'things',

Its how he makes me feel,

He's the wind beneath my wings.
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He lets me fly,

In my dreamland sometimes,

Bringing me back to earth,

A drop of reality at a time.
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He makes me laugh,

He makes me smile,

To him I cannot lie,

And for him, I would walk a thousand miles!
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He does not do drugs,

But yeah he drinks,

Hardcore coffee and pepsi,

Ha! Ha! I made you think!!
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He's strict but sure,

Of his every move

He's a wheeler and dealer,

He's a mechanic too!
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He knows what he's got,

Where he's going too,

When he asks me to do things,

YES! I do what I am asked to do!
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See, he's my man,

And I love him so.

He is my husband and my life,

More than 20 years now!
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Here's to another 20 years,

Of laughing, growing and loving so,

I love you MIKE,

And I will NEVER let you GO!