I wandered tonight, in the dark and the rain...to feel the wind on my skin. It crossed my mind what people would see if they looked out into the darkness to find me walking in solitude. Would they see someone lost and depressed? Or maybe someone who may be a bit crazy? The few...the very few would understand the peace to be found alone in the dark...walking as the sky opened up as though just for you. The childish joy of knowing that the puddles are lonely and longing to be jumped in. My mind wandered, even as my feet did. Why is it that we are asked by society to give up these small joys in life to conform to the norm? Is life even worth living without knowing the feeling of rain falling across your face? Without taking the time out to invite someone in out of the rain just to have coffee and chat for a few in the dead of night? Without having the joy of seeing everything as though for the first time? Why is it that we are all taught to grow up...to give up these things? Things like cocoa, naptime, puddle-jumping, coloring pictures for no reason, laughing when no one is there to hear you, singing at the top of your lungs even though your voice is horrible...why oh why would anyone ever want to leave these things behind? Am I alone in this knowledge that the small childish joys, are the ones that make life worth living?

What a beautiful mind....and how true it is what you say

Thank you...but I really did go a wandering tonight...and I did stop at 4am for coffee and chat...I truely believe that these things are VERY important

i'm having cocoa!!



sitting at the perfect diner counter in my mind
looking at the special of the day

s1owhand...you are having cocoa? I am too!

yes I am

Naptime...nothing like falling asleep to the sound of rain...

nitey night rain wanderer...
pleasant dreams!

TF....never grow out of what you learned...go ahead, drink that cocoa..stop and smell the roses or coffee...splash in that puddle if you want too...walk in the rain...play in the mud...just be yourself...it's more fun.

Ohhhhhhhhh your eyes show the beauty that surrounds,,, enjoy, live and ponder, wonder,,