Many An Anniversary

A heartfelt tribute to wedding anniversaries, celebrating love, family, and gratitude.

For many an anniversary Has come to thee and me

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Updated January 28, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer

Anniversaries mark the passage of time, not just in years but in the stories we create and the love we share along the way. Grinnell Willis's heartfelt poem Many An Anniversary beautifully captures the essence of life's journey—its joys, its sorrows, and the enduring love that carries us through it all.

This touching piece reflects on the power of family, the values passed down through generations, and the gratitude we feel for the years spent together. It reminds us that while life is a blend of sunshine and shadows, the bonds we nurture and the legacy we build are what truly stand the test of time.

Whether you’re reflecting on your own milestones or celebrating with loved ones, this poem offers a timeless message of love, resilience, and thankfulness that will resonate with all who read it.


Many An Anniversary
Poet: Grinnell Willis

For many an anniversary
Has come to thee and me,
Heartbreaking days have come with tears,
And happy days, with joy and glee.

We've had our clouds and sunshine.
Our shadows and our light.
But we've kept our love unsullied,
Our affection warm and bright.

Our fathers and our mothers,
In word and thought and deed,
Worked out their lives before us,
Their simple honest creed;

And we, by force of circumstance,
Less simple in our way.
Have wrought before our children
Our life work, day by day.

Our home like theirs has open been,
Honest in thought and deed,
To many friends a pleasure,
To many a help in need.

To manhood and to womanhood
Our children here have grown,
And with their children go and come
About the dear Old Home.

Oh! may we not rejoice
To have lived so many years.
And reaped this glad fruition
Of all our hopes and fears.

For more than thirty years
We have lived and loved and striven.
And now with grateful hearts
Thank God, for all that he has given.



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And now with grateful hearts Thank God, for all that he has given.

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