Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SOL 19 Slice #12 Being With You



I am participating in the
 Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOL19)
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day, every day for the month of March 2019.

A big thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing this unique opportunity
for teacher-writers to share and reflect.


It's my anniversary...Tony and I celebrate 31 years of marriage today! Here's an attempt at poetry (31 lines!) to commemorate our special day...





BEING WITH YOU


finding one another
chatting, conversing, joking, charming, sweet-talking, 
dreaming, hoping, and longing

dating, being with
piano-playing, softball-throwing, ping-pong-challenging
shoveling snow, retreating, burrowing together
reading, making playlists, writing love notes
fitting together well

hugging, kissing, caressing
 being gentle with one another
marrying 

baking biscuits, keeping house, taking care of one another
moving, dancing, laughing
intertwining
having babies, raising boys
creating a home, a family, a life together

walking, climbing, hiking, traversing, exploring the great outdoors
traveling, sightseeing
praying, believing

surprising, intriguing, listening
caring, devouring, trusting, honoring, treasuring
persevering

hungering for and satisfying
supporting and comforting, mourning together, holding each other up
wrapping in warm tender love 

 becoming grandparents, hearts swelling, together
making memories and reminiscing

growing old together
handling with care
loving

holding on to one another

4 comments:

  1. This is so powerful. You've told the amazing story of your love through verbs. I love that you highlighted that in your title. Loved reading this. Congratulations on your anniversary.

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    1. Yes! I was trying to collect 31 "ing" verbs - and then found myself awash in them...finally, settling on 31 lines...Thanks for your comments!

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  2. Beautiful life poem... may there be many more stanzas to write. Happy Anniversary.

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    1. Thank you! Yes, we hope for many more stanzas!

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