Rainy Tuesday

Tuesday April 12th 2011

It was cloudy and comfortably cool today, with a bit of rain... nice... restful.

It's 11:30 pm now...

so nice to have the windows open again....

the smell of the fresh air...
a gentle breeze blowing in from time to time ....

now and then the sound of rain ...

the cheepers like a thousand wee silvery bells ringing ...

a train rumbling and blowing its whistle on the other side of the river ...

the occasional sound of a dog barking ...

the woosh of a car out on the highway...

of voices in the distance ...

the call of a restless bird somewhere nearby ...

and of a lone cricket calling ...

As the sun sets and the night descends

the clamorous orchestration of the day

gives way to individual voices of things

that cannot be seen

and yet are clearly identifiable

simply by the tones

the highs and lows
and one can discern their location

by the nearness to one's self

It is on nights such this

that I travel far and wide

without going anywhere

to bring back inspirations

that I will endeavor to put into words

knowing full well

that, at best, they will be only reminders

for these things cannot be captured

but only revisited as they were experienced

by the free flowing spirit

as a gift ...

of LOVE