A first look, a sailing heart,
A gentle kiss, a whole new start.
Our years of laughter
Have lightened our lives.
Our times of trouble
Have strengthened our ties.
The busy years of building our dreams
Hanging by threads it may have seemed.
So quickly by each year seems to pass,
Yet our love is so young and willing to last.
A blessing, your love that carries me through,
I thank the angels for finding you.

~ Jacqueline C. Johnston 2005

It seems as if I've waited,
All my life to see your face,
I searched for you in every crowd,
Now we stand here in this place.
I looked for you in the twinkling stars,
In the moon and in the sun,
Knowing when I saw your face,
That you would be the one.
All my life you were living,
In my heart and in my soul,
Now God has brought us to this place,
And together we are whole.
Before the beginning of all time,
This woman and this man,
Were gently led by the hand of God,
To stand here hand in hand.
Now every dream you ever dreamed,
I promise will come true,
For I have searched and found my heart,
Its beating there in you.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1996

The way you speak so softly,
The way you say my name;
The tender way you touch me,
I'll never be the same.
No one has ever moved me,
To give my heart completely;
The part I held so tightly to,
You took from me so sweetly.
You move me like no other,
There just aren't words to describe;
The way your heart has touched mine,
And the way I feel inside.
The times that I am with you,
Are when I feel so whole;
You are my anchor in life's storms,
You keep me in control.
So, keep the very heart of me,
And treat it tenderly;
You are the reason that I live,
You're the better part of me.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1996

If I should go before you,
If life on earth were through;
I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,
And there I'll wait for you.
You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,
Past the moon and then beyond;
To know my leaving could never break,
This heart's undying bond.
And if you should go before me,
If your journey on earth were through;
You know I will be close behind,
I'll never be far from you.
Across the span of time and space,
This love will reach this far;
For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,
No matter where you are.
We've no way of knowing who will remain,
Or who will go on before;
But if I should go first, you'll find love there,
I'll be waiting just inside Heaven's door.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1995

Once in a lifetime comes a love,
With no beginning or no end;
The sweetest gift I ever shared,
With my love and my best friend.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1995

Once in a lifetime comes a love,
so sweet, so pure, so rare;
A flashing, brilliant, blinding light,
like a comet through the air.
A love without rhyme or reason,
that knew no space or time;
Wrapped itself around my soul,
and captured this heart of mine.
There was something there so special,
mere words cannot explain;
The way our hearts were intertwined,
and how that still remains.
A fabric woven tightly,
each strand a color rare;
An intricate pattern of richness,
with beauty beyond compare.
Once in a liftime comes a love,
with no beginning or no end;
The sweetest gift I ever shared,
with my love and my best friend.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1995

We seek to find a miracle,
A place not of our own;
And find it in the power of love,
Where we never walk alone.
A quiet place of restful dreams,
This miracle come true;
My heart knows peace and now it sings,
Of the joy in finding you.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2002

I searched the whole world over,
All my life I dreamed of you;
Of someone who would share my life,
Now my dreams have all come true.
I never gave up hoping,
That one day you'd be found;
And love would be much sweeter,
The second time around.
Now I've put my hand in yours,
And we've joined heart to heart;
I give my soul, my love to you,
As we make a brand new start.
Now my search is over,
For I know that I have found;
Someone to share my life, my love,
The second time around.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2006

In the moment that I saw your face,
Somehow my heart just knew;
That I would spend a lifetime,
Filled with loving you.
In the moment that you touched me,
As you pulled me to your side;
Your arm slipped 'round my shoulder,
My heart no place to hide.
In the moment that I touched you,
Felt your heart beat 'neath my hand;
The look I saw there in your eyes,
Spoke a language I understand.
The moment that you held me,
Is somehow frozen there in time;
A place of sweet contentment,
Engraved in this heart of mine.
In that moment when I felt your heart,
Gently dancing with my soul;
I knew in that one moment,
That you had made me whole.
Each tiny sparkling moment,
Sweet memories of you;
Fill my heart with contentment,
For somehow my heart just knew.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1996

In the twilight of our lives,
As leaves have turned to gold;
Years have passed and time gone by,
Yet my love has not grown cold.
I look back on the springtime,
When love flamed bright and true;
And know that I am fully blessed,
That I spent this life with you.
My love for you is richer,
Now aged as the finest wine;
The taste is so much sweeter,
With the passing of the time.
Our steps have grown much slower,
Now silver streaks our hair;
Yet I find comfort in the twilight,
When I reach to find you there.
So in the twilight of our lives,
Our love still bright and true;
I am blessed in knowing,
That I spent this life with you.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1996

While you are away from me,
When we must be apart;
Take these words I give to you,
And tuck them in your heart.
Keep them there inside of you,
For only you to hear;
Then if you're ever lonely,
Just know that I am near.
You are the very sunshine,
That shines into my soul;
The value of a smile from you,
Worth more than diamonds and gold.
You are the inspiration,
That causes me to soar;
And with each passing moment,
I only love you more.
You are the song with in me,
The rhythm and the rhyme;
A song that grows much sweeter,
With the passing time.
So take these tender spoken words,
And tuck them in your heart;
Then as long as my heart beats for you,
We'll never be apart.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1996

You fill me up when I am empty,
Like no one else has done;
Pour warmth into my spirit,
Like rays from summer sun.
Like rain upon the desert,
On a dry and barren land;
You cause my soul to blossom,
With your touch from gentle hands.
And like the breeze of springtime,
Gently 'cross my body blows;
Igniting there a flame of fire,
That sets my heart aglow.
You've placed a seed within me,
That has grown into a vine;
Of sheer unbridled passion,
Tendrils curled and intertwined.
You fill me up when I am empty,
Like an overflowing cup;
No one else has ever filled me so,
Yet my love, you fill me up.

~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 1995