What is 50 years?
Fifty years is half a century.
Fifty years is a long time.
Fifty years is a lot of learning and loving.
Fifty years is that many grandchildren.
Fifty years is the promise of eternity with my best friend.
Fifty years is only the beginning.
The last 50 years have been
A time of great happiness,
A time of great joy,
A period of incredible toil,
A continual school,
A post-doctoral education,
A preparation for 50 millennia.
Fifty years with Marjorie is
A fleeting moment,
Supreme and ultimate happiness,
Security in a never-ending bond,
Astonishment and a marvel,
Indescribable pleasure,
The beginning of unimaginable joy.
Fifty grandchildren are
The capstone of my labors,
My joy and my rejoicing,
My hope and my future,
The subject of every prayer,
A wonder and my pride,
The beginning of something vast.
Fifty years of marriage was preceded
By five years of courtship
Which opened my eyes,
Which changed me,
Which caused me to evolve,
Which brought peace and contentment,
Which was the beginning of a grand eternity.
Fifty years is one drop in the container that we will fill together.