because of you
i am strong
hurricane force winds
are a test of structure
that I am alive
i have persevered
every tiny second
adds up
to a long time
wisdom comes from
age, as in
Ages
Ages of stories
structures once constructed
now in ruins
seen in the foundations
of the next civilization
everything that has ever been
survives
in your stories
you know, better than any
Our Wholeness
to honor and keep
for better or worse
for richer or poorer
in sickness and health
you hold it all
in matrimony
a contract
that you will keep
as we pass through
you are the landscape
the canvas
and each one of us a brush stroke
contributing to The Ages
