Six Word Saturday

It Was Twenty Years Ago Tomorrow

 

On July 3rd, 1991 I met My Beloved Sandra at The Valley House Inn in Orleans, VT.  We were both a little intoxicated at the time, but I remember the moment clearly.  Although she denies it vehemently, her first words to me were “Why so glum, chum?”  This disagreement has persisted for nearly two decades but–since she admits to having no recollection of her opening line–I figure I win by default.  The Valley House burned down 13 years ago, but my love for her burns as brightly today as it has from the very start.

I was only here in Vermont for the long 4th of July weekend, and had to catch a bus back home to Connecticut on the 6th.   Here’s a poem that I wrote on the trip:

ONE MINUTE IS A MOMENT ON HER LIPS AND THE NEXT MINUTE SURRENDERS THE TICKET

Oh and it’s so sudden that short walk,
that busy first moment on board:
look down the aisle for a place to sit

stash the bag in the overhead
dig out the notebook and the Life Savers
locate the Walkman
and a window seat.
Look out
and the small blue car that drove you to that parting
                                   is gone             Oh
                                and it’s so suddenly
                                                             overcast

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Although we’ve never met, I’ll bet that Call Me Cate, generous mastermind of Six Word Saturday over at SHOW MY FACE runs a close second to My Beloved Sandra.