eternal love

on the ring finger of my right hand
the diamond my nana gave my papa
on their fortieth wedding anniversary
gleams loud enough to catch my eye

i remember how she kissed him
and held him that night at the restaurant
when she gave it to him

after she died, he kept it for several years
but stopped wearing it once he remarried

then, one afternoon when we were visiting
he asked me a favor

"Wear this for me," he said
simply," wear it... and remember
us."