March 21, 2006: Tuesday - “An Eternity of Sunsets” (I wish you…)

I awoke at 6 AM full of enthusiasm. Seeing yesterday’s sunset while listening to Sis. Perry’s song filled me with energy all day!

Today is one of my best friend’s 65th birthday. She hates getting old! I emailed her poem I composed having been inspired by yesterday’s sunset and song.

An Eternity of Lovely Sunsets

I have a friend of thirty years.
We once lived close but now live far.
My sweetheart's name is Rex
Her sweetheart's name is LaVar.

We didn't know each other at the age seven,
But like little girls do that are of that age,
We must have known each other long before in heaven
And giggled over what we'd do during our earthly stage.

We're fortunate in today’s world that technology is advanced!
The www gives us a place so we can easily communicate.
Oft times, we help each other find meaning and balance
like right now, on my friend’s senior citizen birthdate!

I listened to a Janice Kapp Perry song yesterday.
"I Love This Season of My Life" was its name.
If I could, I'd send my friend the sunset I watched at the end of day
while I drank in the words that really are so true and calmly sane.

So often during our busy mortal life
What we see first and most is not from an eternal perspective
It's the tears, the pain, the mundane, and the strife --
My wish for her is that this poem will be remembered as ...
an Eternally Joyful sedative! (lol)