Staying Put

February 15, 2024

How lucky we are to have found each other
on this huge planet.

It’s not like we were supposed
to meet at a statue or there had been

any swiping left or right. No, we just danced
at a party, didn't even like each other that much,

so different we are. And yet.
Thirty-eight years later we still love

a car wash. I still make the banana bread
we had each morning on our honeymoon in Maui,

still have the index card with the recipe.
Is there a recipe for longevity?

This morning in the gray light of early morning,
you whispered, "Don't ever leave me."

Author: Sarah Dickenson Snyder

Photo: NASA on Unsplash

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