(370)▪︎[ Love You … 5•6•2021 ]

[ To My Wife ]
[ The One Woman Whom I Said That I Will Love For
     The Rest Of My Life ]

[ When I Said ( I DO ) ]
[ That I Will ]
[ Love You ]
[ Then ]
[ & I Want To Tell You That I Love You Still ]

[ There Is One Thing That I Know ]
[ That It Was Well Over 9,133 Days Ago ]
[ When I Decided That I Could Never Let You Go ]

[ It Would Certainly Hurt The Heart Of This Plain, Old,,
      Ordinary Guy ]
[ If Another Man Could Catch Your Eye ]

[ I Am A Simple Man With Really Simple Tastes ]
[ As I Get Older ]
[ I Am Sorry About My Ever Expanding Waist ]

[ We Are Not The Spring Chickens Anymore ]
[ So We Cannot Dance As Long As We Did Before ]

[ I Always Love Telling New Acquaintenances Our Wonderful
     Love Story ]
[ I Must Have Told It @ Least 25 Times ]
[ & It’s Never Boring ]

[ It Sure Has Been A Bumpy Ride ]
[ I Tell Everyone About Our Longevity With Pride ]

[ If I Had The Choice To Do This All Over Again ]
[ I Would Say ( YES ) ]
[ Again & Again ]

[ I Think The Phrase I Was Looking For Was ( IN A NEW
     YORK MINUTE ) ]
[ Yes, I Will Jump Back In It ]

[ Meeting You Almost 27 Years Ago Was Perfect Timing ]
[ Who Knew That Four Years Ago ]
[ I Would Receive The Gift From God That I Could Write
     Stories That Are Rhyming ]

[ We Have Been Through So Much, But We Stayed
     Together ]
[ We Never Discarded Each Other When There Was A Change
     In The Weather ]

[ Since We Live In Oregon There Are 10 Changes Every Day ]
[ When The Negative People Voiced Their Opinion ]
[ We Continue To Stay ]

[ We Are Good With Hunches ]
[ & We Have Never Resorted To Throwing Punches ]

[ We Never Touch Each Other In An Angry Way ]
[ We Keep Loving Each Other Even Though The Hair On My
     Head Nearly All Went Away ]

[ It All Went Away To La-La Land ]

~ Ka hopena ~

||  Mahalo iā ‘oe  ||
||  A hui hou mākou  ||
|| Aloha ||   ‎ 
  ‎
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||


    

    
    
    

(436)▪︎[ I Will Still Choose Her … 5•24•2021 ]

[ If You Were Able To Live A Life After Your Life ]
[ Had Ended ]
[ Would You Choose The Same Wife ]
[ Or A New Woman You Just Befriended? ]

[ Or Would You Start Over? ]
[ With A Different Partner Or Lover? ]

[ Given The Choice & The Chance ]
[ I Would Take My Current Wife To This Dance ]

[ She Knows My Steps, My Shakes & My Moves ]
[ She Knows How I Like To Dance When Good Music Puts
     Me In The Mood ]

[ This Wife Has Stuck With Me Through Thick & Thin ]
[ She Has Helped Me Celebrate The Many Wins ]

[ She Was Always The First One To Put Out Her Hand When
     Things Got Tough ]
[ She Got Me Through The Many Times That Were Rough ]

[ I Wish There Wasn’t Many ]
[ I Wish That There Wasn’t ANY! ]

[ But That Is Not Realistic ]
[ @ Least I Never Came Home With Another Woman’s Lipstick ]

[ On My Collar ]
[ Oh Yes, That Would Make Her Holler! ]

[ Justifiable So ]
[ Then That Would Be A ( NO! ) ]

[ To Get Through 25 + Years ]
[ She’s Been Patient, Understanding, Caring, Empathic &
     Strong Willed ]
[ & She Also Knows, That Real Men Do Shed Tears ]

[ This Beautiful Woman Has Worn Many Hats ]
[ Friend, Girlfriend, Fiance, Bride, Wife, Best Friend, Lover,
     Confidante, Mechanic, Mover, Care Giver, Advocate,
     College Football Watching Buddy, Manager, Nurse,
     Driver, Bread Winner, Guardian, Mother, Gardner, Guide, 
     Map Reader, Protector & Chef ]
[ Is There Anything Left? ]
[ & Wherever We Lived, She Was Always Okay When I Fed, Then
     Adopted, The Stray Cats ]

[ We Watched A Comedy Called ( HALL PASS ) One Day ]
[ Then I Said ( IF I WAS GIVEN ONE … ) ]
[ I Would Choose To Give It Away ]
[ Because It Never Sounded Fun ]

[ I Have Never Had A ( GO TO FEMALE CELEBRITY ) That I
     Would Throw Everything Away For ]
[ There Is No Other Female That I Would Dream Of Knocking
     @ My Front Door ]

[ I Don’t Ask For Much ]
[ So I Have Never Fantaisized About Ms. Such & Such ]

[ My Wife That I Have, Is My Dream Come True ]
[ I Hope For You, You & You ]

[ That Some Day, While @ Work, You Could Have A Friend
     Introduce You To Her Friend ]
[ So You Could Have A Great Marriage That Doesn’t End ]

~ Ka hopena ~

||  Mahalo iā ‘oe  ||
||  A hui hou mākou  ||
|| Aloha ||   ‎ 
  ‎
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||

(414)▪︎[ Happy 50th Birthday … 5•15•2021 ]

[ I Married You Before You Were 25 ]
[ So I Have Loved You For More Than ½ Of The 
     Years That You Have Been Alive ]

[ So Here We All Sit In Our House ]
[ With More Characters Around You ]
[ Than The Shows Staring Donald Duck & Mickey Mouse ]

[ You’ve Got Me, The Husband & Brenden The Son ]
[ Dani, Asha, Zoey & Marianno Are Also Here To Have Some  Fun ]

[ I Know That You Never Wanted A Big To Do ]
[ But This Get Together Has Been Arranged To Celebrate You ]

[ To Celebrate You Turning Fifty Years Young ]
[ So This Is The Main Reason That I Wanted You To Come ]

[ Everywhere You Look You See A Friendly Face ]
[ All Brought Here, To Our Safe Place ]

[ Even Before You Can Blink ]
[ Your Inner Circle Is Bigger Than You Think ]

[ You Have Been The Center Of My World Since We First
     Met ]
[ When I First Said ( I LOVE YOU ) ]
[ My Future Was Set ]

[ Here’s To Having Our Good Friends Around ]
[ Here’s To The Best Friends That Can Ever Be Found ]

[ I Hope That This Night Will Be Remembered For A Long
     Long Time ]
[ I Hope It Lasts Longer Than Zoey Can Keep Ahold of
     A Glass Of Wine ]

[ So Who Should Do The Math ]
[ How Many Glasses Can One Break While They Are Sitting
     On The Toilet ]
[ Before Taking A Bath? ]

[ Dani Should Always Feel Right @ Home Here ]
[ But Big M Looks Like He Needs A 6 Pack Of His Favorite
     Imported Beer ]

[ Zoey & Marianno Are Taking The Gloves Off Again ]
[ When Did It Start? ]
[ Where Will It End? ]

[ Zoey Is About To Split Her Pants ]
[ This Was All Put Together In Two Days ]
[ By Taking The Biggest Chance ]

[ Chances That All Of The Personalities Would Mesh Would
     Be The Wish ]
[ So Who Gets Drunk BEFORE They Fish? ]

[ Now Big M Is Trying To Get Brenden To Drink ]
[ Would That Be A Good Idea? ]
[ Hmmm, Let Me Think? ]

[ How Many Fingers Were Really Up There ]
[ Z? ]
[ That Was Not Really Fair ]
[ For Me, To See ]

[ Oh, Marianno Is Going To Say ( OUCH ) ]
[ As He Has An Uncomfortable Sleep, On Our Couch ]

[ We Need To Do This Again For A Pizza Night ]
[ Where We All Get Loaded On Carbs Until There Is No More
     Pizza In Sight ]

[ Give Asha A Cupcake Just For Kicks ]
[ Give Dani A Cupcake & Watch Her Lick ]

[ I Think The Night Was Pulled Off Without A Hitch ]
[ Now We Have To Listen To Brenden Moan & Bitch ]

[ He Is Not Going To Ruin This Occasion With His Bad
      Attitude ]
[ Or I Will Get Involved & Ruin His Mood ]

[ I Will Continue To Surround Myself With Those That I Love ]
[ When I Look Out @ All Six Of You ]
[ I Thank The Man Above ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎ 
  ‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]