I would call it a passive summer. There were no major milestones; no setbacks. It was as if we put our lives in neutral, reclined the seat, and napped for awhile with our hats over our eyes all-the-while keeping the engine running, just in case. My superstitious side grows restless when we enjoy a spell like this. I wonder if it is the universe’s way of preparing us for the next mile. But then I counsel my fears to stop being silly and relish the fact that The Slayer is well and she and I have enjoyed/endured a season of terrific normality.

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A pantoum Love has never dwelled so hard in my heart. She softens my soul when she is near And empties it in absence Such that I have never loved nor feared its loss before. When she is near she softens my soul. I am not the me that I think I am. I have so never loved nor feared I’d lose so much before Because her smile enriches my eager heart.

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