My Apologies

There are people you know, people you call acquaintances, some you call friend. Some there are you hope might be more, and some you have lost along the way. There are family members you could never imagine being without, and perhaps some you wish you never had to see. Some are the type that always brighten your day, where others might always bring you down. Some warm your heart. Some chill you to the bone. Some remind them of yourself. Some are so different, you wonder how you came to know them or how these related genes made that happen. Some bring the past to you. Others press you into the future. And there are those that are with you. And sometimes those that you lose...

They lost their mother late last week and the memorial services were held Monday. I always knew I was the sensitive one, but this one struck close to home. It has been a rough week and my chin is held high, knowing that family and friends are truly what make this life worth living, or at least make it passable from high to low, and all the points between. My entries are going to be a little less regular for a while, methinks, but I appreciate all those who drop by and visit. For now, I leave you with the words of Ursula K. LeGuin, who wrote a little series of this fabled place known as Earthsea, that I enjoyed immensely in the days of my youth. This little poem always struck me as so simple, yet so true.

Only in silence the word,
only in dark the light,
only in dying life:
bright the hawk's flight
on the empty sky

-- The Creation of Ea

I didn't write it. I just know it's true. Peace, happiness, and blessings on all of you and all of them.