There is a photo of her that used to be
my favorite photo of anyone
and is still my favorite photo of her,
captured in London after an afternoon downpour – unexpected,
the force of that particular torrent.

It was a week before we knew for sure;
this was so long ago that pictures weren’t yet digital —
I don’t have time to explain disposable cameras to you children —
so we muddled and laughed our way through England
suspecting I had captured our perfect moment,
and as history has verified,
I did.