Commitment & Love

i lay my head on his shoulder
he takes my hand in his hand
we sit comfortably, cozy on the
family room couch, watching t.v.
and eating chocolate covered peanuts
and pistachios
At the commercial i ask,
"are you ready for a game
of cribbage"?  He nods
his head yes, and together
we move to the  table
to set up the board and shuffle cards
Sometimes i win, but not very often;
Gary is the acclaimed cribbage  champ
i'm competitive though,  and count
my crib 15-2,15-4,15-6
to make the game close

we exchange words of love
and reminisce about the many years
we've shared a bed, and a million other things
We smile at remembering  our younger  days
raising two sons, building a business, making a home
and wonder how the time slipped away so quickly
We look  into each others eyes, and
quietly know  commitment, and love
 is forged deep between us, and  those vows  made
thirty-two years ago (today)  forever  hold true