~~~a repost~~~
(For Cheryl Love)
I am on this part of the world
while you are there on the other side
an enormous sea stands between us.
We are both just tiny specks from where we stand
it is not a high wall that separates us-
but giant waves and scary
windstorms,
an ocean of strong currents existing.
And yet, we speak, we think, like
we are just a few minutes drive away
it's like you're just next door
a matter of three knocks away
we chat and we laugh cheerfully
like the day would never end
like the sun would never set.
These physical barriers that separate us
couldn't hinder us from smiling
Only a few words spoken
would send us laughing
we see ourselves on skype
the gleeful sound of our giggles
is unstoppable and contagious
for we giggle just about anything
Our mouths never close,
there is always something to discuss
something to laugh about
like the day would never end
like the sun would never set.
We radiate positive energy
we vibrate with pleasant thoughts
dwelling on hopes that
one day we would meet in person.
We shall have long talks
we shall have long walks
we shall cook
we shall make beads
everything...we shall do together
we won't run out of things to do together,
like the day would never end,
like the sun would never set...
Though far apart,
the music of our giggles
shall play on and on
in our hearts
in our minds
in our ears.
There is no doubt,
our friendship, our music would live on
like the day would never end
like the sun would never set.
Sally
Copyright August 2014
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
(my hopes are high, Cheryl...one day, we would meet in person...
...it is like a pledge...a continuing prayer...)