Present, Accounted For

My Dear:  surely it is now over a

week, I fear, since last I mentioned

how pleasant it is to dine with you?

Pardon my lapse, permit me now

to congratulate once again, your

fine culinary skills, charming company

and brilliant conversational observations.

You do, very much so indeed, yet

resemble the young woman, fair of

countenance and ready smile, I met

a lifetime ago.  And it has been a

lifetime, one of tenderness and joy

that we have shared.  Full in years

and young in memory, we entwined

our destinies and extend that lifetime

into a future we have yet to share.