Detour

Orange road sign with text ROAD CLOSED AHEAD DETOUR and a right-pointing arrow.


The road to growing old together

closed on 9/26/25

when he died at 69.

I thought there would be more time: 

more meals together

more goodnight kisses

more smiles when our eyes met

more late-night laughing

more watching sports together

more sitting in the same room together

just being together.

So now I am taking a detour,

learning a new route

with new experiences along the way

praying these roads eventually lead me

back to the love of my life.

2 thoughts on “Detour

  1. I can feel every word of your poem. The detour is not the road you wanted to be on. As you wrote, there will be new experiences as you continue on. There are things that will bring you some comfort. And still purpose in your life. May you feel that in this Easter season.

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