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Where or when.
"Where or when" ... that's the title of an old song..
It went,
"It seems we stood and talked like this before...
"We smiled at each other in the same way then,
"But I can't remember where or when..."
Very lovely, romantic ballad... the kind they played at high school proms, toward the end of the night... she'd snuggle her head into the turn of his neck, the embrace would tighten a little, heartsbeats would be palpable, and there would be a warm human electricity in the moment....
Well, that's the feeling I still get from a foreign encounter, human or simply atmospheric. Take me to some distant shore, where dreams run wild and fluid and exotic, and I am again in the arms of that end-of-prom emotion.
Where and when?
Where to go and when to go there; they are always the questions that stare me down as vacation time starts to come into focus.
So tell me, if you are out there and entering this little portal of inquiry: Where are you going this year? Any good suggestions for a woman (and her pink suitcase) with wanderlust? I would love to hear some ideas.
The when...... hmmmmm....... I could be ready in five minutes.....
It went,
"It seems we stood and talked like this before...
"We smiled at each other in the same way then,
"But I can't remember where or when..."
Very lovely, romantic ballad... the kind they played at high school proms, toward the end of the night... she'd snuggle her head into the turn of his neck, the embrace would tighten a little, heartsbeats would be palpable, and there would be a warm human electricity in the moment....
Well, that's the feeling I still get from a foreign encounter, human or simply atmospheric. Take me to some distant shore, where dreams run wild and fluid and exotic, and I am again in the arms of that end-of-prom emotion.
Where and when?
Where to go and when to go there; they are always the questions that stare me down as vacation time starts to come into focus.
So tell me, if you are out there and entering this little portal of inquiry: Where are you going this year? Any good suggestions for a woman (and her pink suitcase) with wanderlust? I would love to hear some ideas.
The when...... hmmmmm....... I could be ready in five minutes.....
posted by Valerie Neff Newitt at
9:10 PM
4 Comments:
I think the BEST vacation spot on earth is the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. Lots to do for all ages.
Your heart will take you where you should go.......
Looking forward to more memories from Val, the little girl. Coming from someone who's childhood memories are more bleak (and deservedly pushed into don't want to rememberso forget hypnosis)than one can imagine, I relish the descriptive, multi-dimensional recalls of your youth. Please share more.
Paris, City of Lights, perfect for someone who thinks like you. Good place for foreign encounters.
Val,
It is our time to dance.......
I for one, savor the joy of the sweet release. Simultaneously, I embrace the possibilities that loom ahead and finally, the sweet satisfaction of letting go of what went before. Mostly, I am singing, happily, yet surely not very well, at the top of my lungs and proud to claim who I am.
It took me many,many years to get here but I am finally here.
You are, too. Embrace it.
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