Everlasting

He lifts her up in his arm and softly look into her eyes- “Where you keep going? I seem to lose you every now and then.”She smiles and says –“How can you lose me , when I am here with you?’.

He takes her in, lays her in the bed and caresses her face. The look on his face is contemplative, tender and his touch as if he is touching the most fragile porcelain in the world. He looks at every details of her face, touching her , holding her close as if never to let her go. He whispers –“I love you and will always”. She starts giggling and tries to run away. Her chatter disconcerts his thoughts. His love was deep and profound . Hers was ethereal and easy. She keeps chatting away until he says “you talk too much and kisses her to shut up”. That moment, time stood still to honor their love. “Promise me, you wont go away, promise me , you wont leave me?” – he asks. She looks soft and sad – “ I kept our promise. we took marriage vows to honor and love till death do us apart. I have gone beyond that to be with you, for my longing for you , knows no bound. I will exist as long as you exist. Till our souls drift into time, my love will always be for you, only you.” He closes his eye holding her close.
Next morning , he wakes up, looks at the photograph of his wife, smiling at him, love shining on her face, and puts on the wedding ring.
Its been a year since she died.Time to face another day.