Dear Editor,
It was one of those perfect Deep Cove summer afternoons, and my wife and I had settled in at our favorite spot at Little Cates. Our blanket spread out on the grass under the shade of a tree, overlooking the ocean.
My wife had fallen asleep beside me, and I was sitting up watching the boats cruising by, and the kids playing at the site of the old Dollar Mill. It was then that I noticed a couple slowly approaching one of the benches that was at the edge of the grass above the beach.
They were maybe late forties. And she was wearing her house coat, and had a scarf tied around her head. She looked very frail, and I could tell was suffering from a serious illness.
She was moving very carefully, but had a look of determination on her face.
The man had one arm around her shoulders, with his other hand firmly holding the woman’s arm. His face told a whole story. This woman was the most precious thing in his world, and he was going to make sure she got to that bench without anything happening to her.
It was a moment I will never forget.
And the feeling was very strong that this was possibly their only chance to make this happen. She wanted to visit this one beautiful spot one last time, and her partner was going to make sure that she got her wish.
In spite of whatever she was faced with when she left this place, I knew that she had a partner that had given her all the love that one could hope for in life.
I couldn’t take my eyes off them as they sat side by side on the bench. Her gazing out at the ocean, and him watching only her. So much love! When they left, I felt like I should have thanked them for the gift they had given me.
I would never take for granted, the wonderful person on the blanket beside me.
Gordon Romses,
North Vancouver
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