July 21, 2008

on being content


I love summer days
~~~~~
when the puffy morning clouds
linger a little longer than they should
making me feel a little light headed
~~~~~
when the most important thing
I do all day
is replenish my ice filled glass
with fresh lemonade
~~~~~
when the television remains silent
and I fill myself
with music
instead
and
every ounce of my soul
becomes
soothed
~~~~~
when my desk is screaming with papers
that need some attention
and I choose
to ignore them
and spend hours
writing in my journal
~~~~~
when the air conditioning doesn't run all day
and the windows are open
allowing my skin to be gently tickled
by the breezes
that find their way inside to me
~~~~~
when I feel sleepy
early in the evening
knowing that this tiredness
comes from having been buried
in a delicious book
that soaked up every
one of my
waking hours
~~~~~
when the forecast is for showers
and instead the sun
burns all day long
filling me with a warmth
that reminds me of the beach
~~~~~
and
when the smell
of a freshly cut lawn
or wet clothes coming out of the washing machine
somehow
remind me of being at my grandma's house
~~~~~

2 comments:

  1. This post is so evocative of all the wonderful things you write about. Especially something smelling like being at Grandma's house.....love that!

    What book are you engrossed in?

    love
    laura

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  2. ah, my summer loving, summer baby friend.
    I know just how you feel.
    and I'm right there with you.
    you write of it beautifully.
    so much love.

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