" Pearls Take Time " by Susan Pearl

 Our thirtieth wedding anniversary is today.

And thirty years is the pearl anniversary they say.

It seems so good to think how far we have come

   from those early days when we started out so young.

Like a pearl our love has grown more beautiful with time,

And, like a pearl, a love like ours is hard to find.

Do you know that pearls take time?

Do you know the love for you in this heart of mine?

It's so good to think how these things are so true

And take time to say how much I love you.

Sometimes pearls are set aside and kept in a jewelry chest,

Only to be worn on special occasions when we dress in our very best.

Well, it's always a special occasion for me to be with you,

And I treasure our time together-I really do. 

Do you know that pearls take time?

Do you know the love for you in this heart of mine?

It's so good to think how these things are so true

And take time to say how much I love you.

What the future holds in store for us I don't know what will be,

But I hope that it holds more of your love in it for me,

Because I have lived long enough to know-

" That like a pearl deep in the ocean below,

Under calm or stormy times-

BEAUTY CAN GROW ".

SO-

Take time to tell you " I love you " each day.

Take time to listen to what you have to say.

Take time to be be there for you. 

Take time for our love to lead us through..

Take time to hold hands when we go for a walk.

Take time to look into each others eyes when we talk. 

Take time to say " Thank You " as much as we can.

And if one of us forgets we know the other will understand.

Pearls take time every hour of every day. 

Right now, dear love, they are waiting for us to find -- let love show the way.