Three Italian Ladies

having dinner. Together.

Glasses of wine prism ambient restaurant light –

two red, one white – raised to celebrate life

and being together.

They share encounters of contentment and disappointment,

love and sorrow, happiness and expectation.

They honor the traditions that passed before them,

their tales woven into the invisible

fabric that keeps them whole –

confidently wrapped in the safety

of being there for each other;

sharing with other sisters of the soul

and preserving joys and wisdoms

gathered on the journey.