Dreaming of Silver Roses

Once upon a time, I found that….
Current mood: blessed
Category: Writing and Poetry

            Once upon a time I met some ladies online. I wasn’t expecting friendships of the nature I am blessed with. It just began as conversations and cool photos. I have come to find that they are generous with friendships.

             It has amazed me how they invite me into their world. They email me specific pictures and tell me about thier lives in relation to them. They chat as often as possible about their world and what’s new as if I were a next door neighbor. They never expect me to do the pursuing first. They just walk into my online living rooms and crash on my online sofas, so to speak. They always ask me about my world. They ask for pictures or look them up here. They ask about my family and really listen. They read my spoutings. They encourage and teach me things. They grow me about what I believe and how I think. They don’t mind if we don’t absolutely agree. They are happy when we do agree. They celebrate the little things.

            They are far more consistent about knocking on my virtual door than most folks are my real one! They are giving and forgiving. They are aware of their need of grace and call me to my own since none of us are perfect! They are childlike and simple in a way that a Hershey’s chocolate bar is simple compared to a New Orleans Beignet. They are less complicated in their approach to friendships, I guess. They don’t expect tons but give in generous portions.

            I appreciate the friendship we share very much. So I was thinking about that and answering an email and this is how the thoughts ended up…

What I love about you gals
Is the way you don’t hold back
You love like breathing
You live like loving
You don’t worry that I would hurt you

What I love about you gals
Is the generous way you share
Life and love and what you have
You give like a river flows to the sea
You give like it was mine for the asking
You let me live in your skin without worry about cost

What I love about you gals
Is the way you don’t stop to think
You can’t imagine I wouldn’t be interested
You live as if the big and the little things matter equally
You think that I would find you absolutely fascinating

That’s part of what I love.

Currently listening : On a Clear Night By Missy Higgins Release date: 2008-02-26