When the Seemingly Insignificant Isn’t

Week 31

When the Seemingly Insignificant Isn’t

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            1.   The seasonality of a happening—any event that means a

                  great deal to you—may not conform to the calendar.

            2.   Nor is it necessarily of the same length or intensity when

                  it repeats.

            3.   Such it is with a photo in our bedroom, that has its

                  special moment—not just once but periodically.

            4.   See it below, three husbands. Along with our wives,  

                  we’ve just completed a five-day safari in Kenya.

            5.   We’re in a lodge bar, waiting to be taken to the small

                  airport from which we’ll fly for two hours to the Seychelle

                  Islands.

            6.   I’m the one standing, giggling, 15 years ago or more. I’ve

                  just shared a “male secret” with our wives that make mis

                  amigos groan.

            7.   A bond confirmed, a mock betrayal forgiven, something

                  special that makes life sing, never to be forgotten. It’s

                  how things can be.

Photo

That photo, nothing

special, sits idly

in a collection

over there

on the dresser,

often not seen,

and seen past.

Yet some mornings,

it’s one of the first

things I take in—clearly,

forcefully, in its soft

warm leather frame,

wearing well and

asserting itself

appropriately.

The phone rings;

out the window,

a day gray as wool,

a call that matters to me.

As I stand and talk

and turn, looking,

the photo

looks me back,

and I remember.

© 2012 Allan Cox, Allan Cox & Associates Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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