Traced initials in an old oak
Following no specific plan or safe track
Spaced neatly in a sentimental letter
Better than anything arriving in Santa’s sack

Based in the feelings seen between parents
With them your life won’t lack
Erased memories of past relationships
Now resistant to more than one crack

Cased chocolate-covered strawberries
Letting each other know you have their back
Placed notes and flower arrangements
Even though sometimes they drive you wack

Interlaced kisses and hugs throughout the day
Helping each other decide on what to pack
Fast-paced arguments over silly mistakes
Defending them when they are under attack

Faced with the good and the bad
Making them smile is your knack
Graced, daily, by their presence
The brightest light in the darkest black