We are just finishing up Date #19, several months into our 5th year of this
LAT - Living Apart Together relationship. Looking back here is a poem Maggie was inspired to write on the 5-year anniversary of Date #1. Enjoy and look for more posts soon!
YOU
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You tiptoed into my life on the wings
Of an angel who calls me her American mom
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Unobtrusively peeking into conversations
I had no idea that you were of any consequence to me
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You certainly didn’t need me in your life
In those early drops of connection
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And I was fine with a fullness
That makes my life complete
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What would have been the consequence
Had you made it to her wedding?
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The invisible curators of our lives made sure we did not meet
The time for us was not ripe
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You whose warmth I reach for every night
You whose heart I hold when you are far away
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Not just a passing in the night
You arrived at just the right time and place
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You were there for days and meals and talks and walks
All virgin land for both of us
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Fresh and clear we prepared for this new adventure
To where we did not know
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Oh, the sights and sounds and tastes and touches
of our times together
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The laughs and questions, challenges and miracles
Streaming through this life called you and me
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Miracles of time and place, of planes and games
The chess of life
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We play it well.Â
And if they ask, I will tell
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You, my friend, my love, my joy,
You are the frosting on the cake of life, plus the cherry on the top!
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By Maggie Burgisser  for Jan   1-18-2024 Â


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