Claire

you know about my friend Claire
I'm going to see her this week-end
not sure what to expect...

I know i bring them hope
i bring them joy and encouragement
i bring them freindship and love
i bring them the rain to bring reprieve during this long drought...

the best moment of the day

Dawn
the best moment of the day
the silence
the calm
you could almost feel the sun's gentle warmth
creep over the horizon to bush your skin so gently

synonymous to so many things

the beautiful face that you first see
to the growing shadows that you try to make out despite the alcoholic blur
a renaissance to a flight into darkness
the cold to warmth to heat

there IS a particular taste to it
no matter where you are in the world,
dawn has a taste
there is a slight sweetness to it
it is cool when you inhale
it's coolness brings life to your body

you may not know where you are,
who you're with,
nor what you're doing,
but you damn well know that you're alive
and that you feel good
and even if it just lasts for a moment,
this Breath of Life,
for it is truely a Breath of Life,
carries you though the day

a year on

a year on, and birthdays seem to go by like clouds in a summer sky.
they just happen
they just become non events
and become a pause in life.
a moment to reflect on the past and a moment to peek through the kaleideoscope of the future.
The past offers some amazing sights, and the multi faced future beckons with brightness.
what is sure, is that i do feel happier than last year. I do feel less confused, and generally in better shape.
So my happy birthday incantations of a year ago have worked.
No candles this time.
Just many many alleys to choose from.