wide-eyed into another year

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    I haven't forgotten the poem from last year:

    The second half of my life will be wide-eyed,
    fingers shifting through fine sands,
    arms loose at my sides, wandering feet.
    There will be new dreams every night,
    and the drapes will never be closed.
    I will toss my string of keys into a deep
    well and old letters into the grate.

    The second half of my life will be ice
    breaking up on the river, rain
    soaking the fields, a hand
    held out, a fire,
    and smoke going
    upward, always up.

    Because it's such a good poem to contemplate on such a day, the day that I turn yet another year older. Nothing better, really, comes to mind. I hope that I'll always be able to manage a smile, always be able to hold a camera in my hands, always be able to learn and inspire and wonder and dream.

    Happy Valentine's Day, again.

    rogvon, Denis Collette...!!!, corybaron, Cat Man!, and 82 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. -Edward- 14 months ago | reply

      You're single? You are gorgeous...

    2. manyfires 14 months ago | reply

      Aww. That's very sweet of you both. Thanks.

    3. jaarockin 13 months ago | reply

      That's one cool hassy cam.

      ;)

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