You are in every sunset.
Who do you think of when you watch the sunset? There are enough moments before it hides itself behind the horizon to have a special few in mind. Your children? Your spouse? Your parents? Yourself? You are in every sunset. I would love to watch the sunset here with little to no obstructions, I've been asking my partner (I tried typing boyfriend and spouse and other half, none of those sounded right...so from now on, he is known as my partner. Fits the bill, I think...anyway) So yes, I've been asking my partner to take me to watch the sunset...just somewhere nearby so I can sit and watch it with him. I probably ask every other day the past few months. I've been asking periodically since I've moved here. There are always reasons why we don't, the main one being that it's too far a drive to get to a place for a nice setting of the sun. I don't need perfection...I just want to sit and watch the sun go down, contemplate life, breathe in, and unwind without gadgets or spending money. That being said, I still haven't been taken, so I decided that I wouldn't ask anymore. I'd take my walks and try to find a nice spot and watch it go down behind the trees and houses. There is always a chimney, telephone wire or post... or rooftop in my view..and that's okay..,it's a still my sunset. When the day is coming to an end, I try and take those last few moments as it is setting to stop what I'm doing and watch. I have lived most of my life on the islands and I rarely bothered to look up at the sky and everything wondrous in it. How crazy is that? I never had time for it. I was always on the go, always working, always busy, always rushing. Now here I am, in the middle of the US...a lil town in a big city. Here I am stalking sunsets and being entertained by clouds. Here I am being mesmerized by the moon and in awe by the stars. I'm paying attention. I'm looking up. To be in someone's sunset is as special as the setting of that very sun. If you happen to be around for one, stop. Enjoy it for those few special moments. Think of the ones you love and chances are...someone is thinking of you too.
You are in every sunset.
Lovely thoughts :) Sometimes I walk by my kitchen window and am floored by the pinks purples and oranges of my sunsets. I stop and stare.
ReplyDeleteI'm a stop and stare kind of person too, when it comes to nature. I've had clouds stop me in my tracks, same with the sunset and all the colors.
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