I hope that in the future they invent a small golden light that follows you everywhere and when something is about to end, it shines brightly so you know it's about to end.
And if you're never going to see someone again, it'll shine brightly and both of you can be polite and say, "It was nice to have you in my life while I did, good luck with everything that happens after now."
And maybe if you're never going to eat at the same restaurant again, it'll shine and you can order everything off the menu you've never tried. Maybe, if someone is about to buy your car, the light will shine and you can take it for one last spin. Maybe, if you're with a group of friends who will never be together again, all your lights will shine at the same time and you'll know, and then you can hold each other and whisper, "This was good. Oh my God, this was so good."
-- Iain Thomas, The Light That Shines When Things End
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Have a lovely weekend.
5 comments:
This poem makes me so sad! It's beautiful and I know it is supposed to be non sad (right?) but it makes me sad.
It is a beautiful sentiment. And >hug!< because it feels like you are missing someone today.
Today is my husband's birthday, so the golden light hits beautifully.
That is so beautiful. The Mister just lost a dear friend suddenly last week. It really shook him up. He had just spoken to him on the phone making lots of small talk and he keeps going over that last conversation as if replaying it can make sense of it all.
What a lovely, lovely sentiment -- and I thank you for sharing it, Bridget. (I'm hoping, too, that if that light is shining for you right now, you're feeling some comfort from it. ) XOXO
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