March 11-12, 2020

they say that every seven years

every cell in our bodies is replaced

nothing that’s there was ever there before

nothing that’s been there is there any more

and I thought of you

you’ve been married to four renewed Petes

are now married to your fifth

I’m glad you’ve loved so many Petes

(I’ve loved just as many Beths)

our apartness and our togetherness

remaining untouched by the years

enhance this lovely permanence

they also say that we are of star dust …

… just think of the possibilities …