On The Roof
I was sitting alone in my room reading The Tao of Pooh; a graduaction gift from my mother. I had just started & I was a bit restless so I decided on a whim to go up to the roof & read there. Little did I know that I would not be able to read once I got there. Only I’d be itching to write. So I went bk to my room to get my notebook & ran bk up to the roof..So here I am, on the roof, looking at the sky & all the other rooftops. The sun is making its way down to the other side. From where I’m sitting, I can’t see it clearly but it’s casting a beautiful reddish golden glow on the side of the white house in front of ours. & the weather is just gorgeous! The air is of the nostalgic type that makes u lift up your face to it & open up ur nostril’s as far as they go. All the while half remembering old feelings corresponding to the ones now evoked.
Or maybe what it really does is bring you mixtures of feelings from other parts & other lands it has passed before touching your face & blowing between your hair strands! I don’t know but in any case it’s the type of weather that inspires me to take a long drive ;)
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And then I lift myself to look over the edge of the roof & see that my beloved Fuoca Rossa (Italian for Red Flame a.k.a. my car ;)) is not in the garage, abducted no doubt, by the evil villain Browthair the Sneaky.
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Guess I’ll have to take a rain check on that drive. So anyway, back to the roof.
Now the birds are the sweetest thing. They chatter with their sweet melodious voices all around me. The tweet, chichi & witwit are just tickling my ears! They’re like different notes & sounds mingling in the greater symphony of being. The air is cool, fresh & clean. It inspires in me a vision of myself lying on the ground, staring up at the sky & weeping with joy. Why do I always want to weep when I feel so strongly? Is it that my human body could not contain such vast emotion? How can it? The universe is a gigantic place. Can you imagine the quantity of feelings & emotions out there! In people, in the earth, in this wind & the sounds all around me! How can one body possibly strive to contain it all? Do you think it’s doable?
This unexpected line of thought dampens my spirits & my hands are getting cold. Perhaps I should go in now.
On the bright side, Browthair the villain is back & is sounding cheery. So maybe I’ll take that drive after all .. and drag him along ;)
posted by Peach @ 3:06 AM
4 Comments:
how peaceful it seems the weather you were describing. right now snows in the size of pigeon feathers are falling (which is not *that* bad, but still..)
stirring the driving desires in me, you have done a good job >:> i dont care about how the weather is like when driving as long as nothing is falling from the sky, especially insects. I would enjoy the ride..
and if i had a car, neither my browthair nor anyone would even touch it! i get jealous!
Lol by sea Jeff it would take u quite a while on a jet ski ;) and a few gallons of gas. On land however I can take the high way & get to the border in a couple of hours, less if I’m in a hurry .. Those long drives of yours sound just heavenly to me right now ;)
Snow!!! I sympathize Uz ;) though our dear Jeff has an altogether different view on snow ;) Try having a big mug of hot chocolate with a pinch of vanilla when u come in from the cold ;) I used to be like u about my car bas ana maskeena lol I don’t have the heart to say no to someone in need, and my bro’s car is in the garage .. so no choice! oh yeah .. & I would be very careful with ur driving desires since u seem to be in a violent mood these days .. Take it easy hon ;)
The Tao of Pooh; is the best gift you could ever have, and although the book is few pages that you’d think is easily read, I had to hold my breaks at every page and ponder, it’s a bed side book for a constant reading, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it and it will be enlightening.
That is very true & it's also very enjoyable. I can't put it down thougth lol I just hold it and look blankly at the words till I've reflected & comprehended then I go on reading lol Sometimes I even like to go back a couple of pages & read again just cuz it's nice to read ;)
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