It was only 10 a.m.
and I hadn’t even finished my coffee
when you said
come, darling, come,
the sky is on fire!
and pulled me to the window
where I saw the reason
why I love you, R.
You catch what the day throws at you
and share it with me
as a vision
or a painting
or your last breath.
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Gosh, thanks, Lisa!
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Gorgeous and true, poet friend! Beautiful words and images always. Miss you!
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Victoria, thank you so much. Your words warm my heart. I miss you, too, and can’t wait to hear you read your own poems. ❤
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I love this. Beautiful words by a beautiful woman to fill a beautiful sky.
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Oh, Sabine, I’m so honored by your comment. Danke! ❤
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Thank you S, for acknowledging my vision this morning. Somehow I know just what you/we love. Today, a vision and a painting, hopefully not my last breath any time soon, unless it is the one I take before my next sip of my morning-coffee. I’m always on the look out for you, you can count on me in that way. Love you always. R. P.s. BTW, really cool photos.
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Thanks, R. ❤ always.
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Oh, what a dazzling love poem. 😀 Lucky, lucky you! And lucky, lucky R!
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Truly, we are most fortunate, Jilanne. Thank you.
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Beautiful, Susan> I love seeing R and the value of life through your eyes!
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Nicci, that’s such a beautiful thing to say. Thanks you.
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So exquisite in every way! Deep, celebratory love of beauty, life, and being…
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I am melting from your warmth, Carol. Thank you! ❤
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I like what the pieces says about the both of you–the sensitivity, the respect, the ways of noticing and relating.
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Thanks, jd. Funny how one tiny event makes you realize so much.
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By that I mean my husband calling me to the “fire” making me realize how much I love him.
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So beautiful, Susan. To have this amazing connection, pulled to the fire that is the sky, the love, R… this is just perfect.
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Thanks so much, Dawn. I do love this man! ❤
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“come, darling, come
the sky is on fire!”
– you are LOVE-ly!! ❤
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Thank you, Diwata.
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