Her smile was still as soft, as kind and loving as it had always been, even if it was not as bright or youthful as the first time he had seen it, her eyes that same singular color it had always been, even with the shifting tint the years had brought on, and the slight dimness that time had given her.
Her hair was still long as they both prefered, thiner than it had been when they where young, but still soft and sweet as ever, the silver texture all but overcoming the mixed brown that still held on through out.
Her skin was wrinkled now, still freckled, still soft, still pale, if not more so now, given the wear of time, the laugh lines, and crows feel made her more distinguished and lovely for him, her beauty always deeper than her skin in his eyes.
Her voice crakled softly, the soprano still rich and perfect in his weary large ears, the gentle rasp of her youth replaced withed a lumpy grate, still lovely he told her whenever she would apologize for "sounding like an old raven" which always made him smile.
But as much as she had stayed the same, she had also changed...
No more so then over the last year.
His large wrinkled palm took her slender drawn hand into its care, his fingers falling into place without a thought, his strangly blue eyes glossed over with tears as he heard the wracking cough, her lips again smiling, for the first time since her health was leetched away, as he pressed his lips to her still soft cheek, as she one last time would say, "I love you sweetheart, oh so very much, more than words could express, with all I am inside..." and as he whispered a tear filled reply, "Of that I have no doubt my treasure, and I love you just as much..." she closed her hazle eyes at his warm gentle touch one last time, then died...
He never really felt as if, he had failed in his endevour, to express his love and devotion to her forever, nor did he count the days following until as if a final roll of dice, he joined her beyond this feeble world and made true love to her, heart to heart, soul to soul, in paradise...
No clue where that came frome, other than I realized the depth and gravity of my love... it almost shook me had it not been for how comforted I felt...
Endure,
~Caleb
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