remembering

Winter 1995

remember when:

i loved plaid flannel 

and hoop earrings

we played ping-pong

and met for lunch at the institute

you were a janitor

a milkman

a waiter

and a referee

we took long leisurely walks 

we talked about all the things we loved in life

and hoped for

 we hiked

we floated

we sang along with george

we studied

we listened

that day in august

we ate teryaki bread bowl salads from Perkins

your arm was shaking

the diamond glittered in the evening sunlight

that day in march

the temple shined through the rain

your heart

and mine

into the future

happy anniversary paul