Unforgettable

Five years of us

learning each other,

loving each other,

before we took our vows

and began anew.

Twenty hours of travel

was well worth it.

The paradise we found

in that faraway land

took my breath away.

Twelve days

of celebration.

Just us,

and a cabin in the rain forest

overlooking a black sand beach.

Our pale skin pinked under the Costa Rican Sun,

the burn soothed under a cloudless sky.

We watched glimmering stars,

brighter in the absence of city lights.

Transformed

by foreign tongues and familiar arms.

An experience with no parallel.

Taking our commitment

and testing it

making it stronger.

I hiked on slippery rocks

to get to that special place,

to stand underneath that waterfall

with you.

To laugh with you,

to take in the wonder of the world

in your company.

To smile just because…