The Longly-Weds Know/결혼한 지 오래된 부부는 알지요
by Leah Furnas/레아 퍼나스
That it isn't about the Golden Anniversary at all,
But about all the unremarkable years
that Hallmark doesn't even make a card for.
이 글은 금혼식 기념일만의 이야기가 아니라,
너무도 평범한 결혼기념일이라서
홀마크**가 카드조차 제작하지 않는 세월의 이야기입니다.
It's about the 2nd anniversary when they were surprised
to find they cared for each other more than last year
부부가 한 해 전보다 서로 더 많이 아껴준다는 것을 알고
놀랐던 결혼 2주년 이야기입니다.
And the 4th when both kids had chickenpox
and she threw her shoe at him for no real reason
And the 6th when he accidentally got drunk on the way
home from work because being a husband and father
was so damn hard
It's about the 11th and 12th and 13th years when
they discovered they could survive crisis
And the 22nd anniversary when they looked
at each other across the empty nest, and found it good.
It's about the 37th year when she finally
decided she could never change him
And the 38th when he decided
a little change wasn't that bad
It's about the 46th anniversary when they both
bought cards, and forgot to give them to each other
But most of all it's about the end of the 49th year
when they discovered you don't have to be old
to have your 50th anniversary!!!!
**: 미국의 카드 회사 이름
(한글 번역은 잠시 후 내립니다.)
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