Fate Accompli

Thirty-six years ago,
On this very date,
I met my husband, and for me,
The credit goes to fate.

My spouse does not believe
That things are ever meant to be.
It just was purely luck, he’d say,
The night that he met me.

But we met at a social
That I’d tried the week before.
I’d gotten there too late
And I could not get past the door.

Imagine if I had:
I might have met another guy;
But destiny made sure
With all its plans I would comply.

So I went home that week before
And vowed I would return.
I got there nice and early
And met Mel, so live and learn.

The rest is history, and so
Today we celebrate
The day we met, which I’m convinced
Was set in place by fate.