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Years and years...
15 years ago
So over the past few days I've had an experience that I haven't had in probably more than a year.
I got to see the sun rise.
I often like to sleep in, and during some days in the past year have done so to the point where I didn't even get to SEE the sun certain days...
Regardless, no one will ever be able to take the magic out of that simple daily occurrence for me.
When all is still dark, it starts with something that is just the promise of light. A kind of haze along the horizon that thickens with every passing minute. Then comes the mild glow that turns the starry sky a lighter shade of navy, bringing with it hints of orange and pink. Suddenly its like a rainbow in the distance, from yellow to orange to blue, and clouds the colour of cotton candy before the celestial orb shines golden above the edge of the world. Every day it brings with it the promise of life, heat, even joy. It causes the birds to sing and the plants to unfurl. The deathly chill of night slinks off into the shadows to await its return when the sun drags the light over the other horizon like a giant snail leaving a quickly evaporating, glimmering trail of liquid.
But there is nothing like that first burst of true light over the distant tree tops... Nothing in the world that expresses that sense of triumph and absolute brilliance, that first brush of other worldly heat against your cheeks. Even in the darkest days of winter it reminds us that with every morning the blessed heat of summer is closer and closer.
I hope I never lose my ability to see the magic in every day things.
I got to see the sun rise.
I often like to sleep in, and during some days in the past year have done so to the point where I didn't even get to SEE the sun certain days...
Regardless, no one will ever be able to take the magic out of that simple daily occurrence for me.
When all is still dark, it starts with something that is just the promise of light. A kind of haze along the horizon that thickens with every passing minute. Then comes the mild glow that turns the starry sky a lighter shade of navy, bringing with it hints of orange and pink. Suddenly its like a rainbow in the distance, from yellow to orange to blue, and clouds the colour of cotton candy before the celestial orb shines golden above the edge of the world. Every day it brings with it the promise of life, heat, even joy. It causes the birds to sing and the plants to unfurl. The deathly chill of night slinks off into the shadows to await its return when the sun drags the light over the other horizon like a giant snail leaving a quickly evaporating, glimmering trail of liquid.
But there is nothing like that first burst of true light over the distant tree tops... Nothing in the world that expresses that sense of triumph and absolute brilliance, that first brush of other worldly heat against your cheeks. Even in the darkest days of winter it reminds us that with every morning the blessed heat of summer is closer and closer.
I hope I never lose my ability to see the magic in every day things.
