Ode to you #2

You came into my life when I thought I had no need for you. I could see your need for me, and I responded. That, supposedly, was the basis of our relationship. What hubris!

I look back over the years, and you have been my bulwark. My rock in stormy seas. My hand to hold when I knew not where to go. You have been my strength and my affirmation. You have loved me unconditionally. If there is anything I can bet my life on, it would be that you will keep loving me in just that way until your dying breath. You have refused to ever see me as anything less than the most extraordinary self I could be. And it takes an extraordinary person to do that. In hindsight, I know, I always saw that you are extraordinary. That is what my soul responded to. That mutual recognition is what has bound us for life. That is why I have loved you. That is why I love you today.

For years, we followed the same roads. In different places, perhaps, but our steps would always rhyme. Along the way, you've climbed hills of success. I know there are further heights to reach, but what a pretty plateau you're standing on today! And you're embarking on this grand adventure that I've barely seen as a vision in someone's eyes. I am so proud of you. I am so proud to love and be loved by you.

So... here's a toast (of words, rather than wine) to you. To all the possibilities that you are. To the amazing life of untold adventure stretching ahead of you.

I will always love you. I will always be there for you.

Yes, I'm sorry...

... to have disappeared for this length of time from your life, faithful reader. Thank you thank you thank you for still being around. I am touched.

The story goes, I've been busy. Not that it's any excuse. Clearly, if I had a good sense of priorities, sustaining this conversation with you would be high on my list. And it is, it is. As a good friend, I ask you to forgive the temporary lapse. I promise that I shall be more faithful henceforth, posting at least twice a week.

My life, as I said, has been very full. I've been remaking it, so to say. Recreating myself, and not necessarily in my own image. (It is a very freeing process -- try it sometime!) I'm not going to talk details here, because the last thing this blog is about is facts in our very unreal reality, and I like to keep it that way. Besides, the possibilities are endless, and I know your mind will create more fascinating stories than any I could write here.

Much love to you... as always.

Smoke

Smoke and mirrors
Smoke draped in strands
Across the sky
White lines rushing by
Smoke assaulting my throat
A flat grey sky
With dark blue strands
Cool air
Not quite pleasant
The sunset behind me
And the darkness in front
Trees on fire
With fiery colours
An onion on a stalk
Sticking into the sky

Written by the roadside on the back of an envelope

Spinning wheel
Spinning dreams
Blue in one light
Green in another
Shot silk
Wearing cobwebs of dreams
Trying to stay
Grounded
Clear
Listen to the head
Snip wings and... soar.
I accept
It does not matter
What you deny
Or how long it takes.

Cheer Up

I have a new favourite song. It is called "Cheer Up", and it is so happy and beautiful! I have been listening to it on repeat this morning, and am under its spell. Some eternal lines, and music that opens up a whole new realm of possibility. It is so whole and complete that it completes you too.

Think of your best friend -- the one who you see standing by you as far as you can look into the past and the future, the one who has unshakeable love for you through good times and bad, the one whose faith in you never wavers even when your own does. The experience of this song is like being handed a bouquet of joy by that friend.

If I get permission, I will delight in sharing the song with you on this blog.