Do You Remember

That sunny day walking on the beach,
The sound of rain on the tin roof at night,
The smell of the jungle encroaching,
Screeching noises in the night
(later identified as geckos)
How we could hear the ocean
Across the road, slapping and hushing,
Do you remember that day,
You lay down for a nap,
Then sat bolt upright in bed,
Slashing your arm across your chest.
It was a tiny crab that came in the house.
Or that time we came home to kids
Dropping out of the orange tree.
The day we realized we had been burgled.
Those glass slatted windows weren't that secure!
I don't think I could ever forget the time
We caught an eel on our fishing line.
The look we exchanged, first on seeing him,
Smiles of relief when he became
"the one that got away"
All these things,
Do you remember?