By Glynis Goyns
They met on the first day of school and journeyed together from childhood to adulthood, their mutual understanding deepening with time. She delighted in his sense of mischief and soothed his quick temper. He basked in her smile and challenged her lack of adventure.
It ended two months after retirement from the mine where he’d worked, waiting to fulfil his dream of farming. He died in searing heat and exhaustion fighting a veld fire to save the cattle’s grazing.
She was lost in silence and bewilderment for weeks, then quietly stepped across the threshold to join him on the other side.
That last line is powerful.
I can’t tell you how much I loved this love story
Loved this…reminded me of sitting with my Grammie, at Grampie’s funeral. They had been married for 75 years. We sat in silence, then she reached over, patted my hand, and said, “It was too soon.”
Now that’s love!
Very poignant and powerful.
The title is perfect.
Love the depth of feeling.