I hover above things around here. Often I am the only one around, like when the man and his wife are at work and the children are at school sitting in their chairs, where they sometimes might forget about me. They don't forget because of any real reason. It's just that life moves along each day and the small blocks and distractions can take over, at least for the moment. But I stay here in the house and wait for the chance to rub up against a still-soft unshaven cheek, or a filled-to-the-brim head full of concerns and plans. I cushion things. I remind these people that there are big important things that we can't see or explain. But we can feel them in our hearts, and we can hold on to each other. In a stream of thought I can skim the waters of the Atlantic and wrap around the southern tip of that dark and unknown continent until I climb the eastern edge to the mysterious coastal city of Mombasa, where another smooth face waits to be kissed and longs to be remembered. I am a thick paste when I need to be, and a thin mist when I need to sneak in. I am love.
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This is beautiful. It gives such a picture of your family and your way of life. I love it.
Send this over to the Annex right now, lady. :)
Beautiful!
Thanks guys. I wanted to try something love-related for Valentine's Day, and I am reading The Book Thief (cool book), so I attempted to merge the two. Have a good day!
Kazzy, masterful writing like this is exactly why I fill my blog with photos. I just can't compete, but I'm okay with that because I get to read your stuff. :)
Gorgeous piece of writing!
SO needed to read this today--BAD morning. Really bad morning . . . thanks for making it better! the word verifier word is peards. For pearls and words, pearls of wisdom, "peards". Okay, well, apparently it wasn't peards b/c it wouldn't let me post this so I am now on chilas. I've got nothing.
Beautiful, and just how I feel, wanting to hold my boy so badly when he is going through so much right now! You use your words well!
That is really cool! Nice piece of writing.
Beautiful imagery. Lovely, non-sappy valentine thought.
LOVED the Book Thief.
Great idea to imitate that style in your post.
I can see the mist riding the jet stream all the way to Africa. Loved this post.
Very much like the Book Thief (A fav of mine).
You are a marvel with words.
Oooo, wow, that was so nicely written. I never know how to put things swirling around in my head into words.
Now THIS is the kind of thing I like to see during Valentine's week. So well written.
BTW, also loved The Book Thief.
KAZ-SO POETIC. Love it, Sistah.
So beautiful
So ... I just cried. Pretty good, considering I'm still in my pajamas.
Love love LOVE you.
Will you be my Valentine?
Karen, so beautifully written. You never cease to amaze me.
Wow. I have nothing worthwhile to add to that - but enjoyed reading it.
This is beautiful. It's beauty and the fact that my hormones are making me whacky today probably explains why I'm sitting here tearful after I read this.
Kazzy, you simply have the ability of touching things (words, music, thoughts) and turning them into beautiful experiences for your readers.
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