Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.William Law
It is a perfect day, the sun shines warmly on my face, our kittens Aja and Vida are curled up on the bed with my darling girl in a beam of sunlight. I know if I put my face to Aja's belly it will smell of sunshine.
My darling girl sleeps now, after a harrowing day gone by -- the loss of Roo is a force in our lives, a memory that will never be forgotten -- a day that though we would rather have staved off, we knew in our bones it's inevitability, and we do the dance with it.
But for now she lays in sunlight, peaceful looking, my Angel of the Morning, and I think to myself "Let this day be gentler on her, let this day bring her some peace."
It is time for me to leave for work, go out into this beautiful day and make a silk purse of this sows ear in my heart, and at the end of this day I will do my utmost to bring home a silliness culled from someone or something in it and perhaps see the smile that I live for. But in my own way I will be "intent upon the perfection".
Blessings on all of you till we meet again.
1 comment:
Sweet Man, you've brought me some peace with this beautiful piece and all its references to light and sun ... and of course, our babies ...
It's a given that the deeper we love, the deeper we'll grieve. I still feel stupefied, as I'm sure you do ... The grief bubbling up from our hearts is balanced by yesterday's sight of new green nosing up through the soil ...
Love you xoxoxoxoxox
P.S. Love that photo of smushy kittones!
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