One of the Reasons Why I Said Yes

Sometimes Life is Beautiful

I have never said
that northwest Ohio
from the view of the turnpike
is cinematic.

Tonight,
as we drove from Detroit to Pittsburgh
the pink and orange sky
served as a backdrop
for the fifteen birds
flying in V formation.

I do not know
what type of birds they were
or how far south
they were headed.

To you,
they were a reminder.

From the passenger seat,
you looked at me and said:
Sometimes, life is really beautiful.

I answered,
as I turned on to the highway,
Yes.  Yes it is.