Love blossomed that year

A sweet girl in her sunday best

An eager boy in his pickup truck

It began

They laughed

Together.

The love was watered and grew

A young woman in a white dress

An anxious man in a nervous sweat

A dance

They laughed

Together.

Time passed with sunshine and rain

A loving mother getting dinner from the oven

A happy father getting tiny hugs after work

A family

They laughed

Together.

Roots of love traveled deeper to stay

A gentle lady with beautiful white hair

A whiskered gentleman with an ornery smile

Fifty years

They laughed

Together.

*I wrote this for Raymond and Alice, a couple I met on the plane ride to Kansas. They were up in Indiana celebrating their 50th anniversary with family. I felt inspired to write something about their story after meeting them and hearing how they fell in love. Love love, Sadie.