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Solo Sailor

3/23/2015

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SEARCHING FOR SAFE HARBOR:
Perigee, Equinox, Solar eclipse
Moon-child awash with tidal emotion
Swimming toward a notion of land 
In unfathomable stellar oceans
Knowing somewhere the shore exists
Knowing the universe expands 

This is one of those nights - a quiet evening, listening to Herbie Hancock's 2007 tribute to Joni Mitchell - River. Soft, sweet, sexy music, sipping a leathery, 5 year old Italian Rosso, La Brume. Yeah, it's one of those nights I'd like to share with a lover. Dinner over, time on my hands, the dense scent of cut tropical flowers buttering the air. One fat candle lit for just me, just because. I'd love to share the kissable sensuality of it all. On the other hand, there's no one here questioning what I'm doing, or not doing, or why I like this particular music or this rough, fabulous wine. This is the kind of night when I wonder if I could ever invite someone into my life again. Oh, baby, life is sweet. I think I'm spoiled by my own company. Perhaps I could just let someone in for a little while. A little while would be nice. 

~ Colleen 
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