For the last couple of years my husband has been ill. In and out of hospitals. Recently, he was told he was doing great. No need for more regular doctors appointments. We are in celebration mode and took a sweet vacation to Costa Rica.
We hiked high to see that volcano
Like a parenthesis in time
We walked in fearless enjoyment of life
Forgetting about its surprising eruptions
Slimy burning lava of suffering, panic, pain
We felt like air
Bright green breathed us
Magnifying, amplifying our delight
As we fused our nature with nature
Making us beautiful too
Confirming there is time for joy
As we defy or temporarily forget
That volcanos, like life, can spew hot ash.
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| A little friend we made along the way. |
Oh I am so glad to hear your husband is much better and you took a glorious vacation.....your poem perfectly incorporates how life and nature are so intertwined.....I loved this! May you have no more eruptions....
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you Myrna, what a treat to be able to step close to that volcano (for real)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad your husband is well , Myrna. I lived the green air breathing you. It must have been so beautiful there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great holiday Myrna. Pleased to hear your husband is well again.
ReplyDeleteSounds WONDERFUL!! You post makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you both! I hear the gratitude in your words...while still being wary of unexpected ,painful events. Let those days stay behind you. And here's to a long life and health to both of you!😊🙏
ReplyDeleteOh! I am so glad to hear this, Myrna!💜 Costa Rica sounds like a wonderful place for a vacation. Hope you had a lovely vacation.💜
ReplyDeleteWonderful news and wonderful words to share it.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL news - and poem.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your husband is doing well and that you took advantage of the situation and went to Costa Rico. Definitely a time to celebrate. I love your 'little friend.'
ReplyDeleteYour words are spilling over with joy and relief - Hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that your husband is well. Happy you can celebrate now.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your husband's improved health! It's wonderful you got time away to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteYes, time for a vacation, a time for adventure, a time to celebrate good health.
ReplyDeleteThose moments when we temporarily forget about life's volcancos - are sweet, indeed - they are a gift. And you have articulated that, so eloquently, in this piece, Myrna.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased that your husband has got his health back. It sounds as though you both feel like you've come back into the light, having come through a dark passage. Wonderful!
I like the way your poem is paralleled to the potential danger of the mountain and your husbands illness but in both cases you have both come through unscathed. Great writing Myrna.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you could take the vacation and what a marvellous experience it appears to be!
ReplyDeleteI echo Old Egg's comment. Lovely thoughtful writing.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
What a wonderful poem of delight in life! And how wonderful that your husband is on the mend.
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