Paper Cranes

One for the day when we first met,
Two for days we spend as friends.
Three for days of fun and laughter,
Four for days of chatting till the day’s end.

Five for weeks of meeting for movies,
Ten for weeks of outings and dining.
Fifteen for weeks of deeper understanding,
Twenty for weeks of knowing each other’s mind.

Ten for months of wondering if there’s more
Twenty for months of being unsure
Thirty for months of honeymoon coupledom
Forty for months of just being together

Twenty for the hours we spent apart,
Forty for the hours doubt left its mark.
Sixty for the hours tears fell on their own,
Eighty for the hours of knowing it’s not meant to be.

And five for the loving memory of the one we love most,
365 paper cranes in a bottle.