That time of day

Every afternoon, we stop everything by four
She to construct for herself
a small plate of snippets
of various cheeses and crackers
— Oka, smoked gouda, brie
on stoned wheat thins — and paté
and with a large glass of cool beer
She sits;
I bring my goblet of red wine
or tumbler of scotch or demerara rum
neat for sipping
I sit;
And we relax and discuss the day or
the week or year or lifetime
It is a time of bonding and enjoying our
almost fifty years together, most of those
married to each other.
What makes this time of day work?
Forgiveness — of course that
can make any relationship work
but only if it is accepted and reciprocated.