A Good Life
You are right
I know
you do not hear that often enough
to please you
but this time
you are right
chocolate cream pie in Missoula
on the 4th of July is no small thing
nor is the Fiddler on the Roof
on Broadway
or a flyover of military jets
as we stroll Normandy beach
the Alamo and the Queen Mary at midnight
were they lit up just for us
or waking up to a deserted beach
on the Gulf of Mexico
in the little red truck
tango classes in Buenos Aires
getting lost in Uruguay
driving on the Autobahn
and in Tijuana
chasing down alcapurrias in Puerto Rico
and old homes in Delano and Winslow
reflecting at the U.S.S. Arizona
and Shanksville
the Pentagon
and New York City
which is finally ours as well
did we imagine any of this
and so much more
in the small tent that was our home
from so many nights spent at rest stops
to making it into the Towers of the Waldorf
before they said goodbye
you are right
it has been a good life
~ Cristina Jill Mosqueda ~
June 4th, 2018
