One More Time Poem by Jim Yerman

They were sitting across from one another
the room had been quiet for a while
when he glanced at her…she glanced back
and they silently shared a smile.

As her eyes returned to what she was doing
he thought.. what a wonderful surprise
for in the silence of that moment
we said I love you with our eyes.

And it made him wonder in all the moments they shared together
all the hours, all the years
all the times they'd touched, or whispered to one another
all their hugs and smiles and tears….

How many times have they said I Love You
since they met all those years ago?
How many times have they said I Love You?
He had to admit…he didn't know.

And he thought about their children and grandchildren
their family and their friends
when he adds all the times he's said I Love You
it's a number that never ends.

He tried to calculate that number…
but he couldn't come up with an amount
It seems, in the the living of his lifetime
he'd long ago lost count

Their eyes met again…again she smiled
and as he felt his heart rate climb
he realized the key is not how many times it was said before
it's being able to say it…one more time.