A Fifth Season is a place of pause to grieve the death of my first and only child. A season characterized by reflection on the big stuff and the little stuff that this mom encounters as I parent the memory of my child, and my child, in loving return, parents my heart.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Moon
I sat in an orange chair in our sitting room when the full moon caught my spirit and compelled me to looked up at her through the skylight. She was breathtaking, bright, a reflection of the sunshine --- like my daughter as she lives within me now. Her life now reflected in my own. I call for her dad to come and see. We shut the lights out so that the only light that comes through is what shines from the moon. We squeeze into that orange chair together and watch her in silence. Dark clouds cover her and we see, not hear, the tumultuous wind fight to keep her covered. But she remains and when a break in the clouds appear, the light is bright and piecing and beautiful. We exhale together. "Miss you."
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This is beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteSo sweet.
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteWe watched the moon last night too.
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That was so gorgeous, sweetie.
ReplyDeleteCaitlin's life is reflected in your's, both beautiful. xo
ReplyDeleteI have goosebumps from reading this entry. Beautiful.
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