Dear Friend,
An earthquake shook the ground on which we stand
and when the dust settled, there remained no sign of all those pebbles
they dispersed…as fleeting as my thoughts
Surprise walked right past my door as I sat inside
embracing the sunlight on my skin that January morning
even though it was that same morning that I lifted my mug to my lips, preparing to embrace the hot liquid warm my insides, and found the liquid disappeared
like a snowflake on warm pavement.
No proof it ever existed.
The sunlight still warm on my skin, I noticed
my shadow sat across from me
and I was reminded…
An earthquake shook the ground on which we stand
and brought about lamentable chaos and destruction.
Yet, the same destruction revealed the beauty in the ruin,
the gemstones that stayed in orbit.
The rays that warmed my skin
even when the liquid disappeared.
With Love,
Julia
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