Not So Long Ago

I’ll indulge in a little romance here, for a change.  To all those fortunate enough to have found life-long partners (no matter how late in life) this one’s for you!

Thanks for coming by to read.

It was not so long ago,

When the salmon snapped

In the fire’s glow,

On the turquoise spring

We came to know,

Oh, not so long ago.

It’s only a couple years,

Since our train engaged

Its steampunk gears,

To a land of orange

Hemispheres,

A couple of years ago.

It’s only a short, short time,

Since our toddlers trundled

Through columbine,

With their ruddy cheeks

And their thundering thighs,

A short, short time ago.

It’s only a moment now,

Since a long white dress

And a wedding vow

Swept me off my feet,

All the way to now,

A moment, a moment ago.

And were the query new,

I’d consent to descend at this dizzying pace,

I’d consider the withering end of this race,

And not dither or quibble the terms of the case,

‘Cause I’d know the course was true,

If my co-captain were you.

Copyright 2021 Andrea LeDew

For a poem about a long-term relationship, read Sixty Years.