by William Stafford

by William Stafford
     We were alone one night on a long
     road in Montana. This was in winter， a big
     night， far to the stars. We had hitched，
     my wife and I， and left our ride at
     a crossing to go on. Tired and cold but
     brave—we trudged along. This， we said，
     was our life， watched over， allowed to go
     where we wanted. We said we'd come back some time
     when we got rich. We'd leave the others and find
     a night like this， whatever we had to give，
     and no matter how far， to be so happy again.