Together

Unremarkable in appearance
though they are both in relative
terms still young, yet age has
blurred their features no longer as
clear and youthful as once they
were. Their tread is more measured
their ambitions for the future modest
and where once each day was an
opportunity to 'get ahead' that is
no longer so, now when each day
is a miracle they share cradling
their memories together in utter
leisure when only failing health
can interfere with the plateau of
life they stretched their arms toward
and mounted with little left to
conquer as their placid acceptance
of accomplishment and comfort in
the familiar and the routines of life
together completes their journey, a
partnership in life reaching its apex.