The richness of life is that certain thing.
--a kitten's purr breath
--a puppy's pepper feet
--April lilacs nowhere yesterday and everywhere today
--hot fudge sauce you almost can't swallow
--tiny fabric softener jammies hugged and folded and waiting
--the smell of the space between your little boy's ear and neck
--the way he mispronounces that one word you secretly hope he never figures out
--a worn out bedtime story
--a grass and blood stained victory
--a cap and gown in a package on the dining room table
--laughter memories that bubble up out of your belly years later
--sweaty-headed summer evenings running with neighbors in new-mown grass
--the ghost of the scent of your grandma's kitchen
--that first sip of coffee
--the ocean depth of an old friendship
--inside jokes that aren't even funny
--mutual laugh lines and shared softness
--the sweetness of being seen and known
--the gold mine of a new friendship
--that moment of knowing
--the realness of the Father
--the fierceness of the Son
--the closeness of the Spirit
--right words in right places at right times
--the swell of a harmony that zings from your heart right to your tear ducts
--finding home and then going there and then finding your way back again
The richness of life is a certain thing.
The richness of life is a thousand things.
erinrms 4/29/2017
