ANNIVERSARY

Tangled
Tousled wrinkles
Arm flung over
Leg underneath
39 years and counting

Reef knot
Still joining  
Two 
So so different ropes
One thick, one thin
One always right, one never wrong
Each 
Woven with holy living strands of 
delightdisappointmentdarknessprayerpatiencesilencespiritsongsunjoy

Knotted for life 
Fraying in the sun and wind and rain 
Stronger than ever 

Copyright 2021, Catherine Ripley​