On Blank - Poetic Asides

 On Our 42nd Wedding Anniversary

 

Here we sit

you in your rocker

and me in my recliner.

The sun is setting

Our bellies are full of cake and ice cream.

We’re tired from going to that Chinese place

for lunch. We don’t get out much,

you shuffling along with your walker.  

We ordered the dinner for two special.

Shared two different kind of rice.

You had the kung pao chicken.

I had cashew chicken. 

I thought about renting a movie,

but don’t want it to get too exciting around here.

So we’ll just sit and be glad that we’re still alive

and still married. Most people aren’t, you know.