"Follow thy fair sun, unhappy shadow."
~Thomas Campion
Although I am a moon person at heart,
I find that in Winter especially, my
soul seeks the sun! I cast my mind back
to those special happenings when the
sun was a sweet surprise in an otherwise
very dark world.
I sit at my window, watching a dreary
day of gray, snow lazily coming down,
accompanied by my tears. All of a
sudden, in that awesome space twixt
the trees, a patch of blue appears. It is
followed by a small white cloud and
then . . . oh then . . . the sun peeks its
head out. Tears turn to relief, to joy!
My mind travels through a blurry past
of childhood memories . . . That picnic
on the first truly sunny day of spring.
Picking asparagus by the side of the
road, carefully avoiding the ditch.
Seeking mushrooms for dinner . . .
puffballs and stone mushrooms are
my faves.
In latter years, afternoon root beer
floats at the local A & W. A bit of
camping and long hikes. Cotton
candy at the summer fair, holding
hands with my guy.
May the memories sustain me . . .
so needs me some sun
pray stay a while ere i die
lonely without light
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