My parents are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this week.
“I’m reminded that it’s possible for love to last forever.”
It was a gift from the poetry universe that the poem below
popped up this week in Poem of the Day:
the world is about to end and my grandparents are in love
by Kara Jackson
still, living like they orbit one another,
my grandfather, the planet, & grandma, his moon assigned
by some gravitational pull. they have loved long enough
for a working man to retire. grandma says she’s not tired,
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Patricia Franz writes picture books and poetry. She believes children, dogs, and sourdough have a lot to teach us about life, joy, and wonder. She has raised two boys, four dogs, and holds a master’s degree in Theology with a focus on children’s spirituality. Patricia, her husband, her Bernese Mountain dog, Bonny, and her sourdough starter split their time between the Arizona desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains. 
Congratulations! They are an inspiration. My parents have been married 53 years and they love hearing about folks who have been married longer than they have. Some things are built to last!
Thank you, Tabatha… I’m in awe of couples who have reached these milestones. Such inspiration! Congratulations to yours.
What a marvelous poem you wrote. Patricia. The accompanying poem is wonderful also. There is something wonderful about longevity. You captured your grandparents’ enduring love.
Thanks, Carol. I’m still not sure I captured it, as much as marveled about it… it’s ephemeral, right?
Congrats to your parents on 65 wonderful years. So glad you celebrated this special occasion with a heartfelt poetic tribute. “Imitation meat” made me smile . . . 🙂
Right? That there’s even such a thing??
Such a lovely tribute, Patricia. I think you look like your mother.
Thank you, Rose. It’s always fun to hear what others see – wink wink!
Wow, Patricia, congratulations to your parents for those 65 years. May there be many more! Your poem is so loving and so true. Some things last and it’s a good thing, like those cast-iron pans that I still use from my grandparents.
Thanks, Linda. Isn’t it funny to think how cast iron pans last longer than most marriages???
What a wonderful poem for your parents. Some of those details made me laugh out loud–evil cats. Hmmmmm? Thank goodness love has one of the longer shelf-lives. Thank goodness.
I know…risky to have worded it that way — hopefully the cat-lovers of the world hear “tongue-in-cheek”?
Wonderful tribute! Congratulations to your parents!
Thanks, Mary Lee. It’s quite a milestone, isn’t it!
What a beautiful tribute for your parent’s 65th anniversary. Gorgeous.
Thanks, Jone. They liked it too.