the light of letters

"The art of art, the glory of expression and 

the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity." 

— Walt Whitman

There was a point in the day on Saturday, 

after wondrous gray clouds passed by revealing a bright blue sky -

the cement of the pool deck was warm against my bare feet 

 and a breeze carrying the tune of a legion of birds moved across the field - 

and I felt both infinitely small and incredibly alive in a world far too beautiful 

and intricate for mere happenstance.

As words failed to form sentences, their simple existence

put me at ease and sent my heart soaring.

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I love all the diverse people I met today -

for all their uniqueness and talented minds.

Headed to see Low tonight at the Black Cat 

with my most favorite person of all.