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Happy Anniversary Poems Contest 2012

Our third annual poetry contest is open for entries! And knowing how great the entries have been in previous years we are looking forward to reading some excellent Happy Anniversary Poems.

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Here is last year's Anniversary Poetry, if you need some inspiration.

All Anniversary poems that are submitted will be published on to the Anniversary site, unless they are sad or offensive! Don't send them in if they make you cry in a bad way! Happy tears are of course always welcome.

We have kept this years contest simple!

First Prize

First prize is $100 for the most popular anniversary poem and will be the one with the most votes. When you enter your poem and it is approved to go on the site we will send you an email with a link to your page on the anniversary site where your poem will be. At the bottom of that page is where your fans can vote for you.

The votes will be counted on Saturday 3rd March 2012 at 12.00 noon GMT and the winner will be informed on Friday 16th March 2012.

Extra Prizes

Knowing how great you all are at writing poetry we couldn't just have one prize!

This year there will be two extra prizes of $50. One for the best Anniversary Poem for a Husband and one for the best Anniversary Poem for a Wife.

These will be the Happy Anniversary Poems that we at anniversary-gifts-by-year.com think are the best!

Closing date for all entries is 29th February 2012 at midnight GMT, and the winners will be notified on Friday 16th March 2012.

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Happy Anniversary Poem - My Love, My Life, My Soul  starstarstarstarstar
I write this as a token of my affection,
I know I deserve none of your sweet attention.
But I crave it daily, nightly, forever,
To me you are my deepest ...

Anniversary Poem - Two People Become One Flesh  starstarstarstarstar
An Anniversary is something that is so extraordinary

Never forget your anniversary

It is a day that two souls becomes one flesh

And they are ...

Happy Annivesary Poem - Occasion   starstarstarstarstar
On occasions like this
I think about you
And all the great memories
That I’ve had with you

On occasions like this
I miss the good times we shared
...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Our Love  starstarstarstarstar
I prayed to Heaven above --
Please heal my heart and deliver true love.

Eight years have passed since you touched my heart,
Now we have a bond that ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The World's Wide Harmony  starstarstarstarstar
Open your heart to me darling and felt so much love for happy
Building love between us and hearts in tune hand to hand
As music dance I want to dance ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Pisces The Fish  starstarstarstarstar
Remember that August evening?
You showed me Pisces the fish,
High up in the night sky.
You pointed. I smiled.
You told me about Aphrodite and Eros
...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Truth.  starstarstarstarstar
I may sometimes join in with a gentle jest or two
Aimed at wives in general, not specifically at you;
Jokes about a ball and chain, the old trouble and ...

An Anniversary Song: I See The Bird  starstarstarstarstar
I see the bird as it's flaying away,
and I should have been gone with it.
people have to be called on the day
that the bird is going towards indefinite....

Happy Anniversary Poem - Old Times Sake  starstarstarstarstar
Come meet me in the park my love our place down by the lake.

Pretend that we are strangers now just for old times sake.

I'll be waiting on our bench ...

Happy Anniversary: Then and Now   starstarstarstarstar
I remember I gasped when I saw the ring
and realised you'd planned this wonderful thing.
I cried, "Yes!" and again "Yes!", and wanted to sing
and thought ...

Happy Anniversary Poem: The Spark In My Heart  starstarstarstarstar
Shooting stars are beautiful and grand,
But do not come close to holding your hand.

The caring smile of a little child is a treat,
However a kiss ...

Happy Aniversary Poem - Love Reminisce  starstarstarstarstar
Our hearts recoil, clearing ways for a thousand sweet memories.
'Hold your breath honey' You said,
As we dipped in sugar dunes,
Happy like Camels in ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Together  starstarstarstar
I can't believe it's been so long,
It seems like yesterday
That you went down on bended knee
And stole my heart away.

You don't seem to see my wrinkles....

Anniversary Poem - To My Husband On Our 50th Anniversary  Not rated yet
We’ve been together fifty years now
Through many a laugh and furrowed brow
When you asked me if I would be your wife
You promised back then it would ...

My Daily Anniversary  Not rated yet
Your arms surround me warm and safe
Your kisses delight my senses
I cannot think of life without you
You have broken down all my defenses
My skin shivers ...

Anniversary Poem - Wrinkly But Randy!  Not rated yet
Oh yes we're getting older,
Our children would agree
That they are young and virile
And us? We'd rather tea!

But little do they know
That us? We'...

Anniversary Poem - This Time Last Year  Not rated yet
Light a candle to remember.
Light a candle to recall.
Think of all that kept you stable, while others did fall.
Imagine if you could do it again.
See,...

The Blessing of Marriage  Not rated yet
The creation of all in existence,
was completed when man received life.
But soon the first man became lonely,
so the father then gave him a wife.

The ...

Anniversary Poem - I Celebrate You  Not rated yet
I celebrate you because my celebration is in you.
Since, I saw you,
I found faith.
You watered my way,
And my fear turned to faith

Your yes yielded
...

Anniversary Poem - Kindling  Not rated yet
Show me the way.
Show me what it means to be strong.
Show me what I have to do to be strong.
Show me how to.
Show me the light,
And when youre ...

Anniversary Poem - The Reaching Distance  Not rated yet
With my heart in yours and your hand in mine
One love divided our two souls combined
Regret no memories nor waste no time
As the reaching distance closes ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Fireworks Still Happen  Not rated yet
I was just sixteen when I met you
Naive and young and sweet.
You were nineteen and so confident
And you swept me off my feet.
We first went out on ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Ode to a husband  Not rated yet
Everyone jokes,
They laugh and they swear,
Saying 'I wonder what the old fool...
Will buy you next year'
They say my husband is so male
So predictable ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - To My Wife  Not rated yet
Happy Anniversary to the love of my life,
I'm so very happy that you are my wife.
I will love you forever and maybe some more,
So love and kisses forever,...

Happy Anniversary Poem - All these years  Not rated yet
A special day to reflect on our life,
All these years as husband and wife.
We embarked on our journey
United in marriage,
And have travelled through ...

Anniversary Poem - For My Love  Not rated yet
When I think of you,
I think of love — that silly, little word
That so many throw carelessly around.
How can four letters describe
Every moment, every ...

Anniversary Poem - One Lovely Person That I Love  Not rated yet
Kiss me once again, darling.
Those lips exude the most delicious passion.
Touch me once again, sweet.
Those hands send tingles down my body.
Smile ...

Anniversary Poem - Our Young Love Captured in My Mind  Not rated yet
Your kiss lightly touches my face.
Your arms encircle me in an embrace.
I love you so my dearest heart!

Your smile exudes your love for me.
Your ...

We are One ( For my beloved stationed overseas on our anniversary)  Not rated yet
For our Anniversary



We parted, but the parting did not pain.
The sword the pierced with laser swiftness
Sealed the wound ...

Anniversary Poem - On Our Eighth Wedding Anniversary  Not rated yet
Through a looking glass I look back in time,
Through the windows of a solemn chapel,
There was silence as the bell did softly chime.
Tears fell as we ...

Happy Anniversary  Not rated yet
So it's been another year,
There's been more than one smile, more than one tear,
You're the reason I love and the one I can confide,
There's no one ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Love is ...  Not rated yet
If love was a rain-drop I would give you a shower,
If a minute was peace I would give you an hour,
If a leaf meant hope I would give you a tree,
But ...

Happy Aniversary Poem - Emotion  Not rated yet
Fire, flickered in the grate
Happiness bursting inside me
We had arrived on carnival day

Harvest nights
Stars shinning
Excitement, fire crackers,...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Us, Together  Not rated yet
You kneeled down on one knee,
And I remember you saying, "You are the lock, I am your key,"
"Now take this ring and marry me!"

I wanted to scream,...

Happy Anniversary My Sweetheart  Not rated yet
Happy Anniversary my sweetheart
Because you're my own special way
You promise to never stop loving me


Happy Anniversary my sweetheart
Because you'...

Happy Annivesary Poem - I'll keep you close.  Not rated yet
On today our anniversary,
i feel the need to say
i loved you then,
i love you now,
i love you more each day.

Every year our love grows deeper,
And ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Moon Language  Not rated yet
I saw you dancing last night near the roof of this world
You approach and guides me to the dance floor
You always saying that moon language is the beginning ...

Anniversary Poem - You Brought The Light In My Eyes  Not rated yet
When I dream, I dream of you
You are the Love In my Life
You came into my life and my heart
When I dream for the longest and eternity
You brought the ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Beauty Of True Love  Not rated yet
The beauty that's been, when I have truly found,
I know there's something to explore every bend of the road,
Sometimes I wonder ,always keep falling ...

Anniversary Poem - I love You Always  Not rated yet


There are so many reasons why I love you
You always wanna know how I feel
I love every little thing about you
I kept the rose close to me
Until ...

Anniversary Poem - My Happiness Be Seen From The Moon  Not rated yet
When your day isn't going right through the long cold night
I will comfort you and with God's help, you'll be alright
Believe in what I'm saying and ...

I want to be with you forever  Not rated yet
The road has been filled with flowers
With joy and smiles
Beautiful and full of gracial
Into one beautiful and perfect whole
Let your soft voice whisper ...

I love the way when you are always there  Not rated yet
I love the way when you comfort me
I love the way when you show you care
I love the way when you are always there
I love the way when my heart turns ...

Love Poem - I Wanted To Thank You  Not rated yet
You are my life,
You are the reason,
You are my best friend,
Thinking about you dear,
Two hearts that truly believe,
There is hope of sunrise,
Like ...

Love Poem - Nothing Could Compare   Not rated yet
There’s a special kind of happiness,
There's hope that you can see,
And I want to be with you ever so much.


Oh, I hope that you can see,
Oh, I ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Night In Central Park  Not rated yet


When I see you smile I want you to understand
I hold the world in my arms and I see gentle persuasion in your eyes
You are an addiction that is something ...

One Year Anniversary Poem  Not rated yet
One year more and ten have flown
Filled with a myriad of emotions.
Tears have flooded our home.
Angry cries and holes in walls,
Near goodbyes endured....

What You Have Given Me  Not rated yet
On our anniversaries, you have given me:
20 happy years
19 close friends
18-year-old kids off to college to make us proud
17 playful flirting games
...

Happy Anniversary Poem: Total Package  Not rated yet
Two years ago on this day we gave our lives to each other.

Both so scared and so thankful they finally found one another.

Though many years have ...

LOVE LETTER TO MY HUSBAND  Not rated yet
DEAR SHEL,
SOME 37 YEARS OR SO AGO

I HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE,

A VERY HARD DECISION ABOUT

WHICH LIFE-ROAD TO TAKE.

I COULD'VE CHOSEN NOT TO
...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Knight and Day  Not rated yet
On this very special day,
words alone cannot convey,
just how much you mean to me,
for you gave life to fantasy.


You are the Knight,I dreamed would ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Day  Not rated yet
It seems like only yesterday,
'With this ring',I heard you.
That day,I gave my heart away,
a heart that's yours,come what may.

Anniversary Poem - Devotion  Not rated yet
D-Didn't know it could feel like this; marriage seemed like something our parents did.
E-Elton John eat your heart out, pack up your couplets, Ovid.
V-...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Lucky me  Not rated yet
Twenty years putting up with me
You deserve some kind of reward
Something more than written words
A giant medal or nobel award

Walking down the ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Toast  Not rated yet
Our Anniversary brings to mind,
memories of a special kind.
And on this day,I toast anew,
the moment that you came into view.

When first I heard,...

Happy Anniversary Poem - My Love  Not rated yet
Of all the blessing heaven sends
The greatest is being married to your best friend
U came as a friend in my life
And i became ur wife
This is the ...

Happy Anniversary Poem: 50 Years Together  Not rated yet
May we take this moment of your time to wish you both the dream,
That in your hearts your love stands strong, as proud as it has always been.
The path ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - Looking Back  Not rated yet
When I look back on the day I got married to you,
I break a smile, or two,
So many years,
So many memories,
A legacy of treasures we created together,...

Anniversary Poem - The House is Quiet Now  Not rated yet
The house is quiet now
With hollow echoes – ill at ease
Our offspring reared,
Sadly we watched them leave
One by one
Wrapped in that last caress,...

Happy Anniversary Poem - 1st Anniversary  Not rated yet
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love the way you treat me,
I love the places you take me,
I love the way you beat me,
I love the things ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - This Is The Soppiest I Can Get  Not rated yet
The world was full
Of upside down teardrops
You turned them around
And made them into hearts
You stuck them on
A sheet of cloth
I wore them proudly
...

Happy Anniversary Poem - The Thrill of Your Kiss  Not rated yet
I’ve been higher than a kite
I’ve experienced new delights
I’ve jumped out of a plane
Some say that I’m insane.

I’ve parasailed in Mazatlan
And ...

Happy Anniversary Poem - An Anniversary Is A Time To Reminisce  Not rated yet
An anniversary is a time to reminisce about events in a couple's life.
A time to acknowledge that the strongest of bonds is the love between husband and ...

Happy Anniversary Poems Contest Rules and Information:

By submitting your poem you give Anniversary Gifts By Year permission to publish the poem. The goal of the contest is to gather as many anniversary poems as possible for the Anniversary Gifts By Year community.

  • First prize is for the most popular anniversary verse, the winner will be the poem with the most ratings and comments counted on March 3rd 2012 at midday GMT. When you have entered your poem you will be sent a link to your poem, so you can share this with your family and friends.
  • The best anniversary poem for your wife and your husband will be the ones that we think are the best.
  • The prize will be delivered via a Paypal account -so it's important you put your contact details on the form so we can get hold of you!
  • Don't submit the same poem more than once.
  • No spam please, just lots of great poems.
  • You can enter as many times as you want, completely free!
  • Don't submit copyrighted material.
  • The contest winners will be notified after the closing date on Friday 16th March 2012. The winner will be notified by email and your Paypal address will be requested.
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