I never saw it coming and left it unattended. Did I tell you once upon a time how you set my heart afire? Do you know of this feeling, deep inside my soul? Where the warmth of your words pass on a sweet afterglow? I bask in your verse, they carry me for miles, some days... and I look back on them to make it even further.

And then.

Oh, foolish talk, yes? Like a teenager in lust. It’s not prose, my dear, but how my brain seems to work. In overtime. Again. It would not seem quite right, these common old phrases. When the heart is all soft and gently confiding. Like ordering a seltzer when champagne is wanted. You know. It has never felt typical, but, very much surreal, a constant bond of feeling loved, a sealing of my fate. Awakened wholly sated under a blanket of love, covering my misgivings, warming up my heart.

Last thought, first. It was but a dream, or was it? I feel you tracing a pattern of love in the middle of my heart. You have no idea. You left me wanting to finish the dream, leaving me here, alone in the dark. Have I told you how your words caress me in whole? How the very thought of you brings a lightness to my soul? I can feel your hand over mine at night. As we sit and whisper in our world of delight. Yes. Pure heaven I say.

With you, but alone
The day almost gone
Stealing your thoughts
Denying you the moment
Of understanding
My heart, my soul, my desire

¸.•´¸.•♥¨)
(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥ She sighs

Can there be anything more beautiful than the start of a new day, those first signs that call out to you in the early stages? The light is barely there and I sigh, big and breathless. I know that this is just the beginning of it all. And I think of Louis Armstrong as I say, and I think to myself, what a wonderful world. Oh, yes. It truly is.

Flowers were in the dress code tonight. Absolutely splendorous.

Flowers. Oh, yes! As always, there will be flowers. This picture is dedicated to #WednesdayYellow #ColorChallenge by @Kalemandra, who colors my world every day.

As uncomplicated as the sweet perfume wafting through the air on a summer night, taking pleasure in its scented beauty, there are few moments that are more true, than stealing time to be with you.

Every now and then, just being, does it for me.

And just like that, these musings are done. Thank you for stopping by and saying hello, leaving your words behind... and just so you know, although much sun and shine were used up today, I can guarantee that there is still a little left in my heart. Have a most fabulous day! And keep on Forking! You know you want to!

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I always post this poem down at the bottom of my posts. It is one that has become so near and dear to my heart. I only post the most famous part of it, but, wanted to post it in its entirety today.

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire

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