Do You Remember

I am sorry it has been so long since you heard from me. Maybe you are wishing you weren't hearing from me now. I can't turn back the clock, though sometimes, I wish I could.

I was thinking about you again today. After so many years, you would think I would've forgotten, but I haven't. I can't. I don't want to. You changed my life and I never told you. That thought stays with me too.

I was thinking about our first kiss. Do you remember? Would you try? It was at the ranch, not long after we met.

I remember, it started snowing. I thought that to be a most wonderous thing, because it was July in northern Colorado. The mountains around us were used to it, but not I.

I had come up from the city and being in the mountains was an inspirational experience for me anyway. When it began to snow, it was like a dream; A fairy tale that I had become a part of somehow.

We had been walking south of the cookshack, toward the creek and enjoying each other's company, when it started.

I think you could sense the change, that came over me, when I realized what I was seeing. I was holding out my hand and looking up at the sky, like a child who had never seen snow before.
Turning to me, taking both of my arms in your hands, you bent and kissed me. It was gentle and soft and it sent my heart soaring.

I knew I wanted you to hold me then. As if you knew that too, you held me to your heart where I could breathe deeply of your closeness. You smelled like the outdoors; Like ponderosa pine trees and sunshine. You felt like forever, to me, at that moment. Nothing has felt the same since.

How I hope you remember. I'd hate to think I am remembering alone.