Fabrics
Blue and gold, swirling patterns
Each piece the beginning of a story
Tangled in each other’s words
yet each their own book
dissected and created into
a dissertation.
libraries of stitches
Theories of color.

Time
easing along like we’ve been easing
these seams.
I try to stretch each moment with you
savoring your grilled cheese
the sun on the window
evening out the unfairness of time
lining up shapes with the same intentionality
of the love you have given
us. I need this.

Music
the humming of the machine
unexpected laughter
the beauty of a memory born
swelling quietly into a symphony
making gentle space for the present
and one thought
pervasive as a heartbeat
thudding again and again softly
in my chest
thank you.