5 YEARS LATER: Some reflections about long-term relationships buttered love toast and honey hot kisses and pancakes at 8:00 am fragrant roses for dinner candlelight conversations in bed: these were golden moments we shared together yet often breadcrumbs fell onto blankets blueberry jam hit the floor by 9:00 am our stomachs were soggy and often cornflakes spilled what more? even then you had moments of splendour while reciting poetry naked on the sheets yes, even then we often remembered how to smile and share joy - however brief Chris: This poem makes it clear that love alone is not enough to keep couples together. Tim: Yeah. It takes a lot of tolerance and hard work to keep a long-term relationship. ===================================================================================== from Heart Scenes: Emotional Landscapes via Art, Poetry, & Prose by T Newfields Summary: A wistful memory of my 1st wife, image of some flowers in flame, and conversation about long-term relationships Keywords: romantic reminiscence, post-separation nostalgia, imperfect bliss, Kalmia latifolia Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) Begun: 1997 in Shizuoka, Japan ☆ Finished: 2010 in Tokyo, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/calme.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/ampullae.htm