joy to come

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And ahead waits more joy, still tender, still new,

Their first Christmas together wrapped in “me and you.”

A January secret, lovingly planned,

A journey beginning with her holding his hand.

In Salzburg, their hearts on Valentine’s Day,

Love echoing softly in snow-kissed ways.

Then summer will bloom, unhurried and slow,

By Lake Como’s waters, where forever feels close.