To a hundred and thirty

In two years and forty I bear five children

And then live till a hundred and thirty

With my veritable husband; we have faced

Challenges real but the love is even more real, 

Tangible as his kisses, hugs, love-making and tears, 

Tangible as the ocean wave that lashed our toes

At forty and the windfall from the cinemas

That ensconced us and caused so much chiming

And rhythm and love and dance and gaiety, 

And at sixty prosperous us in love with twenties

And eternal love, vowing to me my husband wowing

Me says: "Forever mine, pretty you, forever 

My heart's cord, forever beautiful you;

Vanquish evil we did, and my love for you

Is eternal and true; why so blue? "

Let's drink up some wine to that, an eternally happy

Life we have, eternally joyous, eternally victorious, eternally youthful! 

To a hundred and thirty with my hubbard!