For You

My husband turned forty. I've had him almost as long as his parents did. More often than not, we finish each others sentences. The beautiful thing about being together so long is I know him and he knows me. The trinity: body, mind, and spirit. I have been with him and we have evolved together. We understand each other deeply. I am grateful for his reflection and insights into my life. In good times and bad, he is the truest mirror.
So, I know it's late and to my mind, unfinished but this is for you.


the truest mirror
my interior landscape laid bare
fields both desolate and verdant before you
student of my raging calm seas, both terrible and beautiful
and the peaceful tree at the center where I sit