moments

Moments not metrics. Moments not years. Not months or weeks or days. Not hours, or minutes. Moments like snapshots. His smile boarding a Rollercoaster, the sound of her voice singing along to a favorite song. Them, heads together asleep in the hotel bed. Him ordering a steak and her saying "I'll have what he's having". And at least for now it is my privilege to witness these moments and sometimes be a part of them. Moments. Not trips or purchases. Not vacation homes or theme parks. Moments. Quiet and loud. In between the big discoveries. It's why I happily wait off stage, at the edge of the pool, at the bus stop. It's why I say yes to going on the giant roller coaster, the water slide, to one more game of cribbage.  Moments, like pictures in an album. In hopes that as they grow these moments will stay with them, and remind them in their darkest moments that they were once, and are always loved fiercely.