"The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry."
~ Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell To Arms



"Our lives disconnect and reconnect, we move on, and later we may touch one another, again bounce away. This is the felt shape of a human life, neither simply linear nor wholly disjunctive nor endlessly bifurcating, but rather this bouncey sequence of bumping into's and tumblings apart."
~ Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet



Sunday, June 10, 2012

Daughter - Brooke At 18...

Daughter

Green grey chameleon eyes
Sparks of light
Invitation to love
Glistening in your smile

I blink
And I am there
Yesterday morning when you were born
So distant now
Compiled and complicated years since then
But still so close the memories
Of your first simple sounds in the world

My eyes open
I see you
A woman now
Bright and beautiful
The world that heard your first sounds awaits you
Full of possibilities for you to explore
To journey over and discover who you are

A secret for you to know as you embark into this life
This world…
Is a blessing and a curse
There will be both beauty and horror
You will know both

And that is okay...
To know both and all that is in-between is to be alive
Grace will dance with you through your life

So walk…
Walk through life
Hold dear all that you love
All that you touch becomes sacred


Experience all of life that you can
Inhale it all and savor the aroma of the sublime

I love you…and always will…
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3 comments:

  1. JulieJune 10, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Aw, that's beautiful, Chris! Happy Birthday, Brooke. You truly are a bright and beautiful young lady!

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  2. AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    Beautiful words and beautiful daughter! You are so lucky to have each other.

    Aunt Carol

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  3. AnonymousJune 11, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Mom & dad are so blessed that you are our son and Brooke is our granddaughter.
    The written words you wrote to Brooke will be immortal. Brooke is so blessed that
    you are her dad and as Carol said "You are so lucky to have each other."
    We love you both.

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