even the coldest winter's day
can feel
like
happiness.

hope you're having a great winter's day.

fortune cookie thursday

i try to chase the stars
but
they
always
run
faster.

i took her frail hand in mine
and she said
"so you see dawn, this is my dying time"
and
even though i searched desperately for a band aid
to try and
fix
it
there were none
to
be
found.

i need
a
very large
glove
to
catch
myself
thinking.

sometimes he forgets
that he can
choose to
walk
in
the
sunshine
when the clouds of uncertainty
alter
his
perspective

it might be time for glasses when:

1. you end up calling tokyo when you're ordering a pizza
2. you check the number and then call tokyo again
3. you answer the phone in your best sexy voice complete with invitation for naughtiness and then realize the name you read was not your husband's but the pharmacy calling to tell you that your prescription is ready
4. you realize you're wearing purple socks with brown pants when you get into the office because "the light is better there"
5. you successfully rationalize to yourself that you're not really getting older and need glasses but that you just want to make a fashion statement
6. people tell you that they're getting tired of you asking "is this a 9 or a 7?"
7. you set the restaurant on fire when you hold your tea light up close to the menu in an effort to get enough liight to read it

it's
what happens
between the stuff we thought
would happen
but
hasn't

and
the stuff that we still
anticipate might
happen

the stuff
we
make
happen

and the stuff
we don't
want
to
happen
but deal
with
anyway.

fortune cookie thursday

my shell
fell
off
a couple of years
ago

but

i still carry it
with
me
in
a
small
suitcase
just in case
i
might need
it
in the
future.