The Way Of The Wind

The wind's way in the deep sky's hollow

None may measure, as none can say

How the heart in her shows the swallow

The wind's way.

Hope nor fear can avail to stay

Waves that whiten on wrecks that wallow,

Times and seasons that wane and slay.

Life and love, till the strong night swallow

Thought and hope and the red last ray,

Swim the waters of years that follow

The wind's way.

Algernon Charles Swinburne

Oh my, I am surely glad that I chose to play hooky yesterday. The weather was pretty severe. The rains were torrential and the winds strong. Although I love both, the way things were flying about, I was glad to be in the comfort of my home and not dodging the objects that were blowing about because not everyone listens and takes heed.  

Yesterday afternoon, while sitting in my rocker enjoying the fresh air that was blowing through the house, I suddenly I heard a loud crash in the courtyard. Turned out to be one of my neighbor's plants that had been blown right out of the window. On closer examination, I saw that it was a small live Christmas tree...and those flowers that I thought I saw at first glimpse were small red bulbs.  Now, I am for Christmas as much as the next person, but I have to believe this is a leftover from last Christmas. After all, how can forget that Halloween falls in between...and that it is right around the corner. 

I get more and more excited as the days pass by, and the arrival of the Spirit Halloween Store down the block from my job tells me that it is really on its way.  I've always loved Halloween, probably even more so than Christmas.  There is something magical about this day when the veils wear thin, and the ancestors once again walk the earth.  Ghosts and goblins abound, and little girls can once again become a fairy princess...and all of us can dress up and become children again. 

It's a magic night, to be sure, but Halloween means so more than just the magic that comes from casting spells. Indeed, its magic goes so much further than that, for Halloween is magical in a sense that anything can happen...and that is exactly what makes it so special.

But, for now, life must continue at its daily pace. There is work to be done, and clients to be seen. Halloween will be here soon enough, and before we know it, it will be gone once again, another year over, yet another distant memory.