Lost Wedding Ring

This is my entry for The Role-playing Poem Challenge.

Lost Wedding Ring
a game for 4 to 10

lost wedding ring-
fireflies flicker across
the field

You Are: Married or Recently Not. You pick. But there should be some of each.
You Have: Lost your wedding ring.
It Is: Dusk turning to night.
Someone Has: Placed a ring somewhere in a big field.
You Have: A flashlight.
The Ring Placer: Takes two minutes to tell a story about how the ring has special meaning. A story about the wedding, about the engagement, about life, about love, about death, about family, about kids, about why this ring can’t just be replaced.
You Must: Find the ring.
On Each Minute: The Ring Placer picks one player and calls out, “[Player’s Name], have you found it?” The player then tells a quick story about loss. If divorced, it must be about the loss of their marriage. If married, it must be about the loss of the past and how the relationship has changed. No more than 30 seconds. This must be loud enough so all players can hear it. Stop after ten minutes of searching, stop.
After Searching: Everyone comes together and sits in silence while thinking about loss. The Ring Placer reads the haiku from above, and then hugs each player one at a time. After this, the players can hug each other.
If the Ring is Found: Rejoice. The Ring Placer reads the haiku from above, and then opens a bottle of red wine and all celebrate with cheers to the Ring Placer.