TGIF

I’m glad it’s friday. I need time away from work. I must say that it suddenly is starting to look like Spring outside. When I went out the door to work I realized that grass that just days before was brown is now green. A beautiful fresh green that speaks of new life. Amazing how it sneaks up on you.

I watched some of Pope John Paul’s funeral today. It started at 4:30 this morning our time. I wasn’t up then. I woke up around  5:30. What I saw  really touched me in a way I am not used to being touched. There were maybe a million people there. Some had flags from their countries and they were waving them. As Mass was said there was singing and chanting.  What really moved me was at the end when the pallbearers were taking the casket into the Basilica for interment. They stopped before entering the building, turned around, lowered the casket a little facing the crowd. The people were chanting, “Giovanni Paulo” (John Paul) over and over, some were applauding and bells were ringing. It took my emotional breath away.  You just knew a great man had left us.

Now, Prince Charles gets married tomorrow. Prince Rainer’s funeral is next Friday according to the newspaper.

I must get outside tomorrow if it isn’t raining. I must breath some fresh air and feel the sun in my face.

 

Weaving Rainbows

 

I like to take rainbows

thick strands of red and blue,

thin  silky   greens and yellows

weave them  together

each hue overlapping the next

in a long  shimmering braid

that hangs down

the back of the day

or  wrap pieces of it around

the trunks of the trees

and watch as it

undulates in the breeze

sending sparks of color

into the air.

 

Rainbow Weaver……..Goodnight !