The Book of Hope: Four Parts

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And I hope . . .
I hope that the winds will blow warmly,
and the sun
will shine brightly upon your face.

I hope that the day will be kind
and that the time will move easily,
but not too quickly that we can’t take the time
to soak up the memories
and make something better of this day
or this moment, or this second
by any means
necessary . . .

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The Book of Hope: Fate’s Little Twist (To Keep Us Hoping)

I watched a movie last night,
which is not a new movie to me
nor is the movie new at all
and to be clear,
the name or the topic of this movie
is not important
at least not more important
than the message behind my posting
nor is the acting or the actors themselves
as important as the message
that I took from this final scene.

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The Book of Hope: Sunrise

It is coming to the time
when sunlight is visible at an earlier hour.
The sunrise is a pretty thing to see in the morning.
And I know that life is still happening.
I know that times can be hard
and there are ideas and thoughts
and feelings
which are less than easy to deal with.

I know this, firsthand.

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The Book of Hope: The Beach at Point Lookout

This one . . .
, , , this one right here
comes from the deepest place in my heart
and as for you,
this one is for you,
and me too.

I go back to a morning after a long night,
which took place at a time
when everything in my life
was in the midst of a great change — or,
if not a great change itself,
perhaps it would be better to call this
an understanding of a new chapter.

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The Book of Hope: Fun

You have to laugh.
You have to laugh, like,
as if this is your main priority
because like a muscle that is not used,
or like a sun that is not seen,
you can lose sight of its beauty
or lose your sense of humor,
or like an atrophy, you can lose strength
or dexterity, or worse,
you can literally lose your mind.
And that’s the worst loss of all.

You cannot forget to have fun.
Not now.
Not ever.

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The Book of Hope: Smile

There is something about your smile,
Intoxicating, yes,
Of course I agree.
But more, there is something mesmerizing,
or maybe revitalizing is a better word,
or even reassuring
is a word that make sense to me
because after all, what’s in a smile?
The answer:
More than you know
But please, allow me to explain.

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