new day

and then comes monday

after the celebrations

the back to normal day

when the questions

of what will you do now

begin to be answered

we awoke amazed

at the grace of this day

the perils that had

not enveloped us

the what had not happened

that allowed us

the joy of the

closing of the circle

of these 40 specific years

we walked in together

we walked out together

hand in hand

after tears

and laughter

the morning did come

as promised

so here's

the answer so far

coffee newspaper

a three mile walk

around aqua gardens

quiet waters

turtles sunning

on fallen logs

the peace of still being

side by side after all

these years

i would call it luck

but presbyterians

would squirm and protest

it's a new day

in our lives

ordinary so far

but extraordinary

in its gifts

beyond measure

it's not so much

about the doing

as it is the being

what was is

what is is

what will be

will be

great is the faithfulness

morning by morning

new mercies

all we have needed

thanks be

thanks be

christie and stan

may 9, 2011