Hand in hand they walk (poem-a senyru)
“Careful, here’s a drain,”
his shaky hands reaching out
to guide her across.
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The well-dressed couple must be in their eighties. She wore a hat with a flower. A few Asian Chinese women would do that. They both walked in tiny steps, hand in hand. I watched from my balcony near the main road.
They came across a little drain, about six inches wide. It seemed a big hurdle. It took them five minutes to cross.
The tiny, fragile-looking lady waited passively. The gentleman was fidgeting and thinking of a way to get his lady across. He finally made a ‘big’ jump across the little drain.
It was a feat for his movements and gait looked like one with Parkinson’s disease. And his lady seemed mentally-subdued.
The caretaker of the hostel said their children studied and settled overseas. The old couple prefers twilight years in the warm weather here.
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- “I want to hold your hand when we are 80 and say “We made it”
- “A perfect marriage is two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other!”
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Chen Song Ping 
May you both make it to 80 and above!
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I want a marriage like that.
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Lol! Me, too!
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🙏👍🤞
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I love both quotes. I hope the first comes true for my wife and me. The second one is already true for us!
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May we all be blessed with their longevity and love!
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And in good health!
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Yes!!!
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I love this so much. That is my wish for myself. I strongly believe that two is better than one. When one falls down to the ground, the other will pick up the one that has fallen. Isn’t that wonderful?.
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Lovely, isn’t it? I was so touched, too, by the couple!
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