agrees so often to disagree

we differ on many things.

the thermostat

for one.

her liking a cool

sixty-eight, while

i prefer

a tepid seventy-one.

and there's tea over coffee

for her.

cream and sugar,

whereas, i prefer black.

the morning is my preference,

but for her

it's midnight that

she becomes a purring cat.

i love the shore,

a lazy day by the sea,

but she the mountains,

the woods,

a long hike with nothing

but trees.

and yet we last,

agreeing so often

to disagree.