RetirementThen the heart attackI thought I would beThe center of your universeCaring for meBut nowYou don’t feel wellAnd I must care for youAgainMy lifeOur livesPut asideBy the weakness ofFleshAnd mindOnce againFate stealsOur destinies ©2021 Kevin Fraleigh

I wrote this for my wife, Malette, on our thirty-seventh wedding anniversary yesterday. A lasting relationship, as imperfect as it may be, transcends mere love, to form a bond that is stronger, and is linked inevitably to our mutual destiny. © Copyright 2016 by Kevin Fraleigh.

Destiny― the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future. Fate― the outcome of a particular situation for someone or something, seen as beyond their control. In the Any Tomorrow trilogy, destiny and fate are referenced many times and, in fact, destiny is a…