We celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary today. For a couple of divorcees who found each other a little later in life and had given up on ever marrying again, we realize now that when God winks on love, it’s a dream come true.
There we were, on a swing in a park, where he proposed while wearing a royal blue button-down shirt. There just happened to be a royal blue car driving by with a teenage kid cheering and fist pumping out the window as the love of my life was down on a knee asking for my hand (is there any wonder that I drive a bright blue Caribbean colored RAV4, even though my personality is more of a muted silver or pearly white?).
I think back to that day, on that swing, and count the joys.
Marriage Proposal Haiku
a swing proposal
with a smashed Cracker Jack ring
you'd resurrected
and still I said yes
with a yes-er yes because
you'd fixed the broken
Common Threads 
Kim,
Happy Anniversary to you and Briar, whom I’ve now known through your words here, in our poetry group, and in our conversations. Maybe one day we’ll meet for real. I hope you both have a wonderful day and a delicious celebration. 🥰
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Love this post! I didn’t know this about you, and I have so much admiration for people who leave broken spaces and even more joy for them when they find great ones. The touch of the cars is a perfect addition to the memory, and the picture is beautiful.
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Such a sweet slice. Happy Anniversary. Cheers to second chances.
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I love the story of your proposal and the way that God has blessed you with each other. Poetry of life, unfolding in the everlasting arms where brokenness is healed. Happy, happy anniversary, Kim!
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Thanks for sharing more about your life. SO glad you included the photo of that swing!! Enjoy your day!!
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Kim, you have me in tears. I can absolutely hear your loving words, and I’m so glad you were able to connect with your very-special husband. Happy anniversary and I adore your poetry today.
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Happy Anniversary, Kim! What a sweet slice this is. I love two phrases of yours so very, very much – early on, “when God winks on love” and in your precious poem, the last line brings me tears “you’d fixed the broken.” We can ask for no greater gift, I think, in a marriage. Beautiful!
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Happy Anniversary to you and your clearly romantic guy. May the skies this year be all blue!
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Yay for love! Glad God winked at the two of you at the same time! Happy Anniversary!
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Oh, my gosh, “a yes-er yes” is something I have never heard before, but I want to remember it. Sometimes we need yes-er yeses. And that double fix of the broken inferred here is just so romantic and beautiful. Happy anniversary!
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