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Barnwood frame

Mrs.Greg

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sw,wrote a poem about marriage working like a team,he kindly sent one to us as a gift for our son.We had the picture framed with wood off an old granary that was Gregs parents first home..fitting huh. It turned out really nice :) The team of horses is a picture of sw,grampas team I believe??

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Ranchy

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Beautiful frame.................and a great picture! Any ranch-life-loving person would be honored to hang that on their walls, I bet. :nod:

My dad makes really pretty barnwood frames, too......
 

Nicky

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That is nice! That's why ours isn't framed yet...I keep thinking I'll attempt to make a frame for it :? That's the poem I gave Mike for our anniv.
 

sw

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That looks really good Mrs Greg, I hope your son and DIL like it as well. And back due to popular demand:\

FOR THE NEWLYWEDS

Since you two have done gone
and tied your lives into a knot.
I think that it is time to share with you
a little of my thought.

You are about to start down a road,
one that never ends.
One that has many hills and valleys,
one with many bends.

My one and only wish for you
it comes right from my heart.
I hope that you will heed this thought
from the very start.

This journey you are undertaking
can only be accomplished by a team.
Picture in your mind a pair of horses,
then you’ll see just what I mean.

Make the wagon they are hitched to,
a vision of your home.
And all of the things in the wagon,
belongings of your own.

Make the driver of this team our Savior,
leading you down this trail.
Follow His directions
and this team will never fail.

It takes the pair of them pulling,
to get the wagon up to the top of the hill.
Side by side they work together,
at times it takes a lot of skill.

If one of them should stumble,
the other takes up the slack.
To keep the wagon moving forward,
and keep it from rolling back.

When they get to the top,
the view they get to share
The rewards are even sweeter
cause they did it as a pair.

Going down the other side
they are careful to not go too fast.
Too much speed on the bumps
and the wagon won’t ever last.

Too many things in the wagon
and the pair can’t pull the load.
Too much weight on the axles
and the wagons broken along the road.




When this team gets where they are going,
it’s fresh water and green feed.
But the team they stay together,
it’s each other that they need.

Even unhitched they remain close together,
their partner by their side.
Their commitment to their partner
is something they don’t hide.

The hard times and the struggles,
the mountains they had to climb
Are merely just memories of good times,
slowly going through their mind.

When going through the hard times
they push harder on the hames
They never curse each other
or call each other names.

Whenever they get separated
a gentle nicker can be heard
And a nuzzle from the partner
is sometimes better than spoken word.

On this road together,
sometimes they can’t see what’s around the bend
But they keep on going together,
that’s how this journey will end.

You two keep this vision with you,
into the years to come
Remember to love one another,
until your time is done
 

Faster horses

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That is one of the most beautiful poems that I have ever read.
Simply beautiful and says it all...teams of horses and marriage
partners. No way, could that have been done any better.

Thanks, SW. I'm going to copy that off so I have it.
 

Mrs.Greg

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Thanks for reposting your poem sw...truly a good one. Good luck to sw's man on speedy recovery...enjoy your time with him....kids are awefully special :!: :)
 
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