Life is Rich

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