Seventieth Anniversary

Last week my grandparents celebrated
their seventieth wedding anniversary,
and the media made quite a fuss over them.
Reporters hounded them for their secret.

Grandma fielded all their questions.
Gramps sat beside her,
his mouth clamped shut,
occasionally clicking his teeth.

One cub reporter, wanting a second opinion,
directed her question straight at Gramps:
“How does it feel to be married
to the same woman
for seventy years?”

Withering under the glare
of the camera lights,
Gramps replied,
“It's too early to say.”

By Keith Foster