San Nicholas

we climbed higher and higher
leaving the world behind
you joked about my short legs
as they tread the cobblestone
upwards to anywhere and nowhere
you stopped at El Gato for la cerveza
and we rested in the sun to drink
strangers sharing a bottle until
it was time again to walk further
you stopped to ask an older waitress
for directions to San Nicholas
and told me everyone loved her
for all the right reasons
we sang our favorite song
and laughed, the sweat heavy
underneath my long hair
from more nervousness than heat
we reached the highest point
next to a tall white tower
and sat to admire the view before us
two souls reunited in space and time
ascended into our heaven
time stood still
and the universe rested