13...twenty three and many more~

tumultuous:

Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious:

Excited, confused, or disorderly

TUMULTUOUS

 

clearly.sums.up.our.days.of.June

 

13...twenty~three

one fathers birthday celebrated

our anniversary came once more

a holiday together away

two troublesome phone calls

one sisters life takes an unexpected turn

one fathers life joins her possible path

savoring time

yet feeling lost within the minutes passing by

numb

pushing through

letting go

putting lifes troubles in the hands of the universe

hanging onto hope

Someone once said: 

 "So don't worry about tomorrow, For tomorrow will bring its own worries. Todays trouble is enough for today."

13...twenty~four

a multitude of doctors appointment

another dental disaster

biopsies for one

more testing for thee other

optimism

melt down

flurry of falling outs

comfort in the words of a sister so so far away

time ticking

exhaustion setting

running away

stumbling upon long lost hidden treasures

riding the waves of life

Someone once said:

"I may not be the strongest, I may not be the fastest, but i'll be damned if i am not trying my hardest." 

13...twenty~five

appointments keep coming

hearing haunting news

confirmation of cancer for one

yet more tests to be ran for another

sinking

yet trying to swim back to the top

encouragement

support

clearing the way through the blur of my days

sickness swirling

rainy days keep coming

mugginess that leads to an unpleasant stickiness

down on my knees

Victor Hugo once said:

"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, Whatever be the attitude of the body, The soul is on its knees." 

4 days 3 nights...4~

as we make our way back home...it feels as if it was not long enough...slowly reality sinks back in and our days away become memories stored 

4 days 3 nights...3~

William Shakespeare once said:

"When i saw you i fell in love & you smiled because you knew." 

nine years later...he still smiles

i think he must know

4 days 3 nights...2~

watching the world go by

Cesare Pavese once said: 

"We do not remember days...We remember moments." 

4 days 3 nights~

because sometimes

just sometimes

we need to escape

"sometimes we all need to escape from our normal day to day...to breathe a little deeper...to sigh a little longer...to savor time together...to live in the beauty of life"

and so it rained~

first comes love

then comes baby

the comes marriage and a life living together

far from traditional he and i

not some perfect story told

kind of a wild love affair

for us

it fits 

and i couldn't imagine it any other way

nine years ago

the sun rose

making way for clear skies

easing the minds of all

there was much still to be done

as this was an outdoor affair 

it held tight till the moment my father said  

"it's time" 

as we walked down the stairs

the skies had turned gray

and the rain decided it was time to fall

we looked at each other and he said  

"should we call it off" 

i looked at him and said

"no dad, i am not going to melt" 

my brother came running up and scurrying about

"hang tight"

he said

"let me at~least find you an umbrella" 

in a flash he was gone a reappeared with a delicate pink floral umbrella

linked through our arms

one on each side

and an umbrella in hand

we began our long walk down to the isle where he had been waiting

on so it is  

we were married this day

nine years passing  

through winds and rain and thunderous storms

we have cleared the skies

washed away the debris

choosing to move forward each and every day

nine years passing

there has been love like no other 

there has been laughter and play

there has been memories created  

and moments that will forever remain

highlighting our day to day

nine years passing

ninety~nine more to come