To Regenerate

the sun sets . . . the sun rises

but not before night intervenes

permitting     the     slow     painful     pause

               necessary

to end

   and begin again.

Many years ago, I created this poem, after a longterm relationship failed—it was a sunset I won’t forget.  In 2006, I shot this pristine photo, as my husband, Joe, and I celebrated our 18th anniversary in Dubrovnik, Croatia.  Our marriage is, for the most part, an ongoing sunrise.