This week’s entry is a piece in which a wife recounts the emotionally powerful meeting between herself and her husband, upon his return from one of life’s horrid experiences: war…
A Wordless Reunion
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fellow soldiers
finally seeing
your face—
I push my way through
them
into your arms
our fervent
embrace—
fusing both our
aching hearts
to beat again
as one
each fiber of
our being
with trembling
overcome;
while choking sobs
and groans
from deep within
our breath
take the place
of words our lips
desire to express…
We hold each other
closer still
not wanting to
let go
our faces wet
with burning
tears
that just won’t
stop
their flow…
Oh, what a homecoming
day that was—
one where my husband
and I
can still recall
every detail
of
despite all the years