" Learning to Remember "

Learning to remember.
Your birthday
after the three years
you have been gone.
Being reminded again
of the events intertwined
in 46 years together.
What I would be
if our paths
hadn't crossed.
The children, animals
friends, hunting, fishing
giving life to our life.
We made our way
the best we could.
The good times still
bring a smile to my face.
Alone now, to see
what I still have to learn.
I wonder as I wander
an uncertain path
still following
your footprints
after all these years.
Your eyes just behind mine,
learning to remember.