solstice

longest day of the year - summer. Everything tastes better, everything feels better everything smells better.

Thanks for this Perry...

fell into a sea of grass and disappeared among the shady blades...
children all ran over me screaming tag!
you are the one!

he trips her as her sandals fail
she says stop! i'm a girl...
whose fingernails are made of mother's pearl...

yellow buttercup
helicopters
orange buttercat
chasing after the crazy bee mad about somebody...

me and my girlfriend don't wear no shoes
her nose is painted pepper sunlight...
she loves me i mean it's oh so serious
as serious can be...

she sings a song and i listen to what it says:
if you want a friend feed any animal...
there was so much space i cut me a piece with some fine wine
it brought peace to my mind in the summertime...
and it rolled
summer....

summertime rolls

My brother is a good man - yes, I have to call him a man now that he's 22. He has a good heart and a wonderful mind and a wicked sense of humor. The thing about my brother that is different though is that I have never seen him happy. Even during good times, which during his childhood were few, there was always a flicker of sadness in his face. Today, I'm taking my brother to the lake that we discovered 12 years ago. It's been deemed our "secret" spot and has always been the place to go when troubles are mounting.

I know that there is only so far that love can go in helping the ones we love. I know that there are boundaries regarding truth. But, I hope that we're still close enough that he will be able to hear what I have to say. I just want him to start living.