Story of a Life
california girl
dancing in a red dress
not something a minnesota boy
could resist
three children one a baby
later
she ran off never to be seen again
(later dying alone in her 70s)
looking back
overwhelmed in his 20s
what now to do?
how does one search for a wife
and mother
with two kids and a baby?
then she appeared
a mere teenager
a good catholic girl
“3 for 3” she said
and then there were
six
but she stayed a teenager
when the older kids were
out of the house
he finally divorced her
now once again
lost and broken
a domestic failure
he found his once-in-a-lifetime
soul-mate
they grew together for
40 years
joined at the hip
they said
he cared for during her illness
loved her passionately until
she died
now in his 80s
a woman passed by
improbably
they clicked
each with
that deep passionate
soul-mate feeling
once again
from death came life
a mutual resurrection
it’s true
what philosophers
pundits and theologians preach
love love love
yes it’s true
thanks be
thanks be.
