Ever Since the Party

Ever since the Party

H. W. Bryce

Blu mini comp of Mar 28-02 –          Wistful musings on the occasion
Apr 29, 2022

…you live in my dreams,

The scent of you,

The memory so hearty

In my heart

The essence of you floats all around,

The touch of you, that tentative touch

That sent a thrill to my heart,

I cannot forget. I tried.

We danced in a dream

In the subdued light

Midst your friends

And your friends of the theatre.

We played our part.

But then,

We were smitten,

As if it were written

In the big Book of Fate

That we should pair

In a state of­­­

An affair, for life…

And so it was,

Life after the party.

It was a continuum

Of that unexpected dance—

Sometimes a waltz of love,

Sometimes a furious polka

Of disruption, sometimes anger,

Sometimes a two-step into forgiveness

And reunion

Standard plot in the chaos of life

Life as a party.

It has been so wondrous.

We ate of nourishment,

We dined on cake,

We wined in the delirium of Life…

And

It was good…

Ever since that party.

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The dance. It was how we met. Oct. 6 marks my Ann’s birth date.
She would have turned 94.