Son Foulard

Just a glance over the shoulder and its within my sight,

Resting tightly inside the grasp of my cast iron bed post,

As always, the rush of pleasant surprise fills my head at the remembrance of its existence.

Its silly really....that such an unimportant object can coax the corners of my mouth up into such a delightful grin

But...

If I look close enough can see your tender laughter in the frayed edges as they dance playfully in the fan's breeze.

I can feel your warm palm clasped in mine as i reach upward, running the fabric in and around my fingers.

I feel the rush of you crash everywhere as I swiftly pull it from the post into my arms ...a temporary replacement to fool my heart for the present moment.

Honestly, I have nothing to truly miss....

But, for the times when I am not able to snap my fingers and have you immediately beside me this memento of "you" has done a good job of pretending.

observation of the week

I have found that life never fails to place me in endless awe of how things change.

So often, i openly admit to being blown away by the constant and dramatic "changes" that make up day to day life. But of all the different types of "change" the ones that mystify and confuse me the most are the changes that occur in relationships.

How is it that two people can at one point in time be the closest friends the earth has ever known and then gradually ,without any explosion of emotion, the two dissipated into an acquaintanceship?

How can a couple of over 30 years suddenly find themselves loathing the person who, for the majority if their life, has brought them the greatest joy they have ever experienced?

How does the sworn off enemy become the devoted friend or gentle lover?

Of course i do in fact know the answer to these questions. People change. But never the less even though one change causes a chain reaction of changes in one's life...the questions how and why will still echo in the back of the mind.

Regardless of this observation be thankful for every change in life...whether it be a positive or a negative...more specifically....be thankful for what the change brings to your life:

a lesson learned
a joyful memory
a new direction
a new friend
a new love
a reason to live
a goal to strive for

everything molds you into who you are. we are all in a state of perpetual motion. everyday and every moment growing to new understanding and becoming a person...even until the day we die.


Second observation for the week
I hate trying to open individually wrapped cold medication!!!! Even though they have labeled the small plastic and foil packages with "peel here" instructions....it is still completely impossible!!! The small flap of the corner, which has supposedly been cut for easy access to the pill, breaks right off when someone tries to peel it off. Its like trying to rob a bank just to get a "Tylenol pm cold"! Maybe people wouldn't do real drugs if it was this damn hard trying to get to them!!!! lol

Summer Winds (very rough rough rough rough draft lol)

(wrote this super fast and very carelessly...don't judge)

swift, gentle beats
growing soft but strong

stolen moments and quiet whispers,
offered in the grasp of dusk and summer

hands like flowers twisting together in the evening breeze
delicately locked...one palm against the other

deep breaths and calming stares

rushing thoughts
buzzing minds

anticipation