Radiance

There is a feeling unlike anything else that could be described, but more so felt in one’s depths.

Felt in a way that I know when I’m in synch with myself.

Radiance is something that can be witnessed, when you see it captured in eyes, a motion, the fluidity of an energy surging and flooding the space shared.

Similar to flashing light. It’s there. That spark within that can radiate out, unbeknownst to our own consciousness. These are the moments I revel in. Small moments I pocket for later when the gray can settle in.

When I see them running with abandon and reveling in the sunshine. The sound of a belly laugh rumbling from a human soul. Moving so freely and making eye contact for a fragment of a second and sharing that fleeting joy. The warmth of a heartbeat pressed close to my chest and holding fast to our beats as they synch. Small fingers curled around mine and the smallest of a squeeze to know that I’m still there. The morning dew rising from the fence and the sunshine sparkling the droplets, playing tricks on my eyes.

Life’s littlest moments are what truly make up my days. What about you?

Poppy 2022. Full brilliant radiance.

Remains

What lies before us in time is not what we thought would endure.

What remains of us are the pieces of the skeleton that do not disintegrate.

The elements of all we left behind.

Small seeds planted into those we loved and leave here on Earth.

Moments of growth spring up in seasons we once knew.

Their blooms are the treasures of our remains.

Peter Iredale shipwreck.
Beautiful bloom who fell to Earth after magnificent growth.