Five Year Blog Anniversary

I fell into life's embrace,

decay crawling on my skin,

naked to be seen.

Utopia,

a place? a destination?

my soul scarred,

shattered pieces

healed by love.

My vessel fragile,

yet my spirit like a great oak tree.

How do I matter?

What is this journey

called life?

The past and the present,

side by side,

tied like a ship with a lifeboat.

Where I have been,

what I have done,

is written on my soul.

What is life, if not

for the love that I breathe,

for the love I have nurtured

for my boys.

Every breath they took,

gave me the will to be better,

to survive,

to evolve.

Love is the greatest gift,

it blooms in my heart,

it flows through my veins,

it saturates my being.

 Five years ago today I began posting on my blog, a sun kissed life. It was a difficult time, I had lost both my parents and I felt wounded, tired, and vulnerable. A desire was sparked to write again and to stand with an open heart and share it. The desire was mixed with fear of leaving myself naked to be seen. My pain expressed for strangers to see, but I took a leap. At first the posts remained empty of comments, and it was okay because after all I was writing to find happiness within. As time went by my blog blossomed, other bloggers that I respected came by to read which made me happy and grateful. I was welcomed to a wonderful community of bloggers,poets,authors and journalists. We bleed on our pages and we share our souls. My blog brought me back to the writing I had left behind. It has made me examine ordinary and extraordinary moments of my life. To all my friends I want to say thank you for embracing me with love and acceptance. I am blessed to have you all in my life!