dear friend,

"Emerson said, Do you love me? means 

Do you see the same truth?

-Or at least, 

"Do you care about the same truth?" 

— C.S. Lewis (The Four Loves) 

"Is it really possible to tell 

someone else what one feels?"
— Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina)

 

I thought I heard someone banging on our door 
this morning around 6 am

so I laid very still, eyes wide

listening to the silent movement of the house. And

shortly after I flew out of bed 

when I saw lights bouncing off of our bedroom walls - 

I felt the coldness of the window seep into my skin as I stood 

watching the snow plow drive by. 

Settling back in bed, I closed my eyes tight

savoring the moments left before the alarm.

But my mind was already going through the motions of today

so I reached down for my phone, and read an email from a dear friend

sent at 2 am. 

And then I realized what all the noise was about. 

Today, if I could, I would board a plane

headed across the country and sit on the beach with you. 

photo by L. Ghambari on flickr