The Gift

My husband bought a gift for me.
He doesn’t know it yet;
But when he hears about it
He’ll be happy, I would bet.

Our anniversary is soon
So it’s the time to splurge,
And at a craft fair I was hit
With that so timely urge.

Of course, I could have purchased
My new necklace for myself.
It lured me like a siren song
From its perch on a shelf.

But usually I would not let
Desire overrule
The buy/resist parts of my brain
Engaged in quite a duel.

But since there’s cause to celebrate
The day that we were wed,
I made the deal as if my husband
Purchased it instead.

I cannot wait to show him
The cool necklace that he bought.
He’ll love it more when he finds out
The joy that he has wrought.