The Love Of My Life

These pages are a tribute to my beloved husband, Erian,
who has made my life a better place to live.
They contain pix of us on holiday, as well as wedding photos
that I'm pleased to be able to share with you. :)

                              

                              

I Must Have Done Something
 by Erica Jong

I must have done something amazing
in my last life,
something wonderful,
something I do not remember
—because they sent me you
in this life—

you with your tigery eyes
& your strawberry mouth
with your funny beard,
& your cosmic cuddles
& your fuzzy stomach
& your solar plexus
glowing like a sun
against mine.

I must have done something astounding—
won a holy war
built a great cathedral,
carved a marble statue of the pope
which was a perfect likeness
(flattering yet true)
because they sent me you.

I must have saved a species from extinction,
invented penicillin, radar, soap,
or maybe even marbles,
chocolate mousse, celery tonic,
washable latex paint...
I must have been a saint.
                                                             

[I Must Have Done Something, © Erica Jong]

(with thanks to Erica for writing the poem I wish I had written for Erian!)