Together like an echo
I hear the reverberation
See the reflection
Smell the fragrance
trailing my own scent
I know you feel it
Just as I do
The loving thoughts
I have of you
Together we dance
Among each other’s words
Completing the sentence
Which we’ve been given
By time and memory
Handcuffed by dreams
Tricks of imagination
That keep the fire burning
Of our endless yearning
Together we long
For the elusive
The unattainable
Turning back of the clock
Rewinding the years
To a time and place
Where age was no concern
Obligations feather–dusted
Into another room
Together we draw
What we can with what we have
Sometimes it’s in the art
Sometimes in conclusions
Chevvy's diary 
And when I read the title, I thought it’s about the new, post-apartheid South Africa 😊
Made for reading, Chevy!
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You weren’t disappointed I hope 😊
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No, no, not at all. I just assumed since the other day you mentioned it was a national holiday, so…
BTW, I remember being with a bunch of SAFs when your new flag and anthem were introduced and a couple had got teary-eyed, as I recall.
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In many ways 2016 will be a historical year for us. A lot has happened to test that dream we had then. I’m hoping we’ll rise from it all.
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Love the poem and the painting–two bright spots in the dark of winter. Thanks! 🙂
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Thank you Joan. Hope you get to light up the fireplace and walk in some snow!😀
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No fireplace to light, but we got 8 inches of snow on Tuesday! I put on my boots and bundled up and took the dogs for a walk. We all had a blast playing in the white stuff. Yesterday it was 50 degrees and rainy, so all the snow is gone now.
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Well great that you had snow. I have the fireplace, so we need to get together ha!ha!
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We have a Brass Quintet that plays at different venues in my town, and this year, they made a Christmas CD! I am IN HEAVEN listening to these five horns making joyful music. Here is a little You-Tube of them playing in 2010, the only clip I could find: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfjNQShIeLA
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Thanks for sharing Joan. This reminds me of the music we listened to on the Jazz train in Switzerland. Nothing better than live music to get the joy into the experience of Christmas. May I wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and I hope that you will have a pleasant year though change is upon us everywhere 😀
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Switzerland has a JAZZ TRAIN??? Oh, baby, I gotta go! One of my favorite holiday memories is from Switzerland–we went to the Festival of the Lights on Thanksgiving weekend in a little town called Lauterbrunen (hope I spelled that right…) Nobody was Christmas shopping, just out enjoying snow and homemade cookies and mulled wine, strings of tiny white lights, mingling with friends and neighbors. Beautiful and completely unforgettable. USA could use some change, but needs to be pointed in the right direction first. No matter what happens, we are here and life is good. Be merry, my friend, smile and enjoy the little things. 🙂
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I think you can definitely enjoy a white Christmas in Switzerland.
I’ve copied links to two earlier posts. We did the Jazz train in Summer. The second link takes you on on the same route in Spring when they still had snow. Thank you for the good wishes Joan😀
https://chevvy8.com/2015/10/27/jazz-train-to-gstaad-switzerland/
https://chevvy8.com/2015/10/24/snowy-mountains-gstaad/
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“Handcuffed by dreams”- loved this line.
Really were missing such wonderful lines from your pen (or keyboard)… 🙂
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Thanks again Maniparna. Yes, some dreams won’t let you be.😀
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