You and I
Have so much love,
That it
Burns like a fire,
In which we bake a lump of clay
Moulded into a figure of you
And a figure of me.
The cafe was dimly lit, the fragrance of scented candles permeated in the room, soft sentimental music played in the background. We sat across each other, our eyes locked for a nanosecond just like strangers meeting each other for the first time.
Our reverie was broken when the waiter came to our table wheeling a tea trolley bearing a two-tier cake. The cake read ” To my lovely Valentine, you will always be my first and last love”.
I drooled seeing the luscious two-tiered cream cake. Suddenly my husband of twenty-five years bent down on one knee albeit with a little help as arthritis had taken a toll on his knees.
Holding a solitaire diamond ring, he proposed and as he slipped it on my ring finger Cliff Richard crooned in the background ” Congratulations And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love with me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be”
People sitting in the cafe clapped. I wanted to freeze the moment. It was so memorable as we were celebrating our first Valentine’s Day after twenty-five years of marriage sans our kids in the picturesque Swiss Alps. We toasted our second innings with glasses of wine.
It had been my dream to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Swiss Alps. We belonged to the era of arranged marriages and had never met before marriage. There had been no meeting, dating only hitching.
My significant other made my dreams come true after twenty-five years of marriage.Hand in hand like young lovers madly in love we explored the place.
From taking a cable car ride to The Jungfraujoch which is a viewing point in the Bernese Alps, at an altitude of 3,454 m.
We took a private Gondola trip on the world’s first fully rotating gondola.
This is the world’s first fully rotating gondola, which slowly spins around 360 degrees during its five-minute trip towards the summit of Mount Titlis. We took in the spectacular views of deep crevasses and snow-covered mountain peaks.
We enjoyed a romantic dinner in a restaurant situated atop the Swiss Alps. We were presented with Swiss chocolates, flowers and balloons. The place exuded love and romance. We called it a day staying in one of the luxurious Swiss Chalets.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin,
I will say “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” without love life becomes insipid.
Written by : Dr Preeti Talwar
You and I
Have so much love,
That it
Burns like a fire,
In which we bake a lump of clay
Moulded into a figure of you
And a figure of me.
The cafe was dimly lit, the fragrance of scented candles permeated in the room, soft sentimental music played in the background. We sat across each other, our eyes locked for a nanosecond just like strangers meeting each other for the first time.
Our reverie was broken when the waiter came to our table wheeling a tea trolley bearing a two-tier cake. The cake read ” To my lovely Valentine, you will always be my first and last love”.
I drooled seeing the luscious two-tiered cream cake. Suddenly my husband of twenty-five years bent down on one knee albeit with a little help as arthritis had taken a toll on his knees.
Holding a solitaire diamond ring, he proposed and as he slipped it on my ring finger Cliff Richard crooned in the background ” Congratulations And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you’re in love with me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I’m happy as can be”
People sitting in the cafe clapped. I wanted to freeze the moment. It was so memorable as we were celebrating our first Valentine’s Day after twenty-five years of marriage sans our kids in the picturesque Swiss Alps. We toasted our second innings with glasses of wine.
It had been my dream to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Swiss Alps. We belonged to the era of arranged marriages and had never met before marriage. There had been no meeting, dating only hitching.
My significant other made my dreams come true after twenty-five years of marriage.Hand in hand like young lovers madly in love we explored the place.
From taking a cable car ride to The Jungfraujoch which is a viewing point in the Bernese Alps, at an altitude of 3,454 m.
We took a private Gondola trip on the world’s first fully rotating gondola.
This is the world’s first fully rotating gondola, which slowly spins around 360 degrees during its five-minute trip towards the summit of Mount Titlis. We took in the spectacular views of deep crevasses and snow-covered mountain peaks.
We enjoyed a romantic dinner in a restaurant situated atop the Swiss Alps. We were presented with Swiss chocolates, flowers and balloons. The place exuded love and romance. We called it a day staying in one of the luxurious Swiss Chalets.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin,
I will say “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” without love life becomes insipid.
Written by : Dr Preeti Talwar
Author’s Bio:
Preeti Talwar is a doctorate in science, who has worked as a Research Associate under a U.G.C fellowship, worked as a Proofreader with Thakur Publishers, Worked as a Content Writer for Planet Spark, India Go Social, Planet writer, Story Mirror, Student Star, Odds spaces. Well published on national and international media. Published for the Chicken Soup Series. Author on different forums like YourStory, Bonobology, Thrive Global, Women’s Web, The Country esquire magazine.uk, Spillwords, Sivana East, Lit Gleam Magazine, Sheroes, Different Truths. Writing is adrenaline for Preeti’s soul.
