There is a reason wife rhymes with life In her eyes I find the depths I must ever mine Hearts of gold not made in any other way The vain derived by expending softest feelings this all aligns Molten gold flows into the mold only when honest truth fires singular hopes For no other exceeds or matches this sacred bond that love has forged In pressure I gladly steadfastly March this alone breaks my nature of stone To another coupled selfless paths give rise to adornments uncommon Her hand her voice most gentle but by it alone many storms unerring guide held the course The day holds only empty clouds if she is absent the sun shines in vain all is tied together by her smile She knows secrets that keep us safe in their power we run with never ending force all troubles are dispersed Holy writ speaks to this matter when it says a man finds a good thing when he takes a wife From these priceless cherished gifts all the earth is replenished no other way is it made whole He who would hold her in small esteem troubles his own life and condemns himself to poverty