About Us—A Poem
A Path to this Waterfall
Six years is a path made intimate
by longing and nearness, time and grace
a road of untold I love yous
A glimpse holds a universe
and the constellated vision to which I return are
flashes of your smile, shimmering in the play of summer
One roof, four values
created a clearance for companionship
time and trust awakened affection
Fourth of July kisses like a shower of petals
a fragile world flowered
the timeless conversation of togetherness began anew
Soon we learned that without mud,
without shadow,
the humble lotus does not rise
Seasons swayed yet state lines stood
still, distance made lucid that horizons are crossed
by commitments of the heart
Our promise revealed a providence
an inscape of kindness
sheltering our enduring flame
Six years is a path, a sojourn of two soul-friends
one, that has traveled us to this waterfall
where our golden witness instructs, live everything
As we set out
may our one life be
simple, wild, and precious
everlasting love