I see her in the moon, the oranges, and shells, too
I see her in the moon, the oranges, and shells, too
To my friend,
In the latter half of last year, I went into a deep inquiry with the sky. It started as ruminations. The kind where you keep circling back to it over and over again. Seeing it. Feeling it. Tasting it.
It started when I was in Cape Cod. The ocean sky, Thoreau’s sky, Oliver’s sky. I took pictures.
I then began seeing it. Visualizing it daily. Flirting with it in my sleep.
I started to trace its outlines. Then made gestures with my mind.
In one fell swoop, I decided it was time to bring this idea to life. To set forth on the journey to share this beauty.
Then came the research and writing. Making sense of the magic my mind created. I virtually traveled to art museums and gathered poems and prose.
In my first letter on this topic, on April 2, I detailed to you how I was on a quest to find contentment. How I held the sky close and began feeling a presence in her presence.
My dear friend, Krista, responded to my letter. In it, she reminded me Georgia O’Keeffe always wrote in her letters…. Give my love to the sky.
I’ve held it close.
We continued to share notes back and forth. Little bits of places where she felt the sky. Readings that made mention. And photos and screenshots, too.
The thing is, I see a Krista in all her muse - the moon, the oranges, and shells, too. I carry her in my thoughts because that’s where friends belong.
Exchanging sentiments has become a large part of my year (you're always welcome in my inbox) - and I think it’s part of my journey to find content. I’m having conversations and learning really meaningful things from others. I’m finding support, and offering it, too.
Under the big and enormous sky, I’ll hold each of my friends close. I’ll count them in the clouds, and find belonging in the stars. It will gently, oh so gently, whisper to me to be present. To let content fill my eyes, then my chest, then my gut, too. To encapsulate my inner landscape.
Warmly,
Lauren
Currently reading: All About Love: New Visions, Bell Hooks
Currently watching: the Mandalorian