Serenity

I thought spending time in California would be serene.
I thought I could scrapbook, quietly unpressured
I thought sunshine would heat my bones, quiet my soul
Instead it was a hailstorm
And rain
And gray windy skies
A flurry of people
Of noise
Of action
I think it mirrored life
In the way that expectations
sometimes don't hold up
In weather, or cooking,
or people
Especially people,
others should be reasonable
 use "common sense"
be normal (ie; think like me!)
But its ok
Just like life
Which has occassionally handed me that period of "in the meantime"
When I just have to believe that whats happening
Will not happen forever
And while I may not particularly enjoy  "in the meantime"
I still can find some good in it
So
I softly waited out the rain
And the hail
And the gray stormy skies
Finding little bits of good all the way through
And finally am sitting here
in peaceful sunshine
At last

Early Morning

I stepped out into a chilly starfilled morning, crisp and clear.  It appears I'm up for the day and planning for meetings, office organization and general paperwork.  Hmmmm, sun is forecast, rain tomorrow.  Best enjoy the blue sky while I can.  My bath is running, and since I sometimes forget and let it run over, I pay attention to the noise of rushing water in order to keep the floor dry.

Chilly out
Looks like snow may come
But I doubt it.
I shiver
And hear the wind blow
And wish you were here
To walk with me
In warm coats....

Looking

I looked all over
For the book - the one I quoted to you
And its gone
Can't remember the name
Or the shape of it
Only that it had amazing words
Worthy of repeating
I'll continue to look
And one day
When I least expect
I'll find it
And send you more words