This Motto to Live by

I arrive
       The night is crisp, cold and dark
             I am greeted at her door with hugs and tears

As I make my way to her room
             Her energy swirls around colored red and blue
                     Red for heart and heat and companions

Blue for coolness, strength and serenity
           I’m wrapped up in love

This motto to live by moves with me as I wander her apartment
          I look at her books, read cards and notes
                  and magnets on her fridge

What stands out is a scrap of paper
         It’s worn
              Typed letters in blue
                      Blue for coolness

The blueness swirls as I reach that scrap of paper
          Her energy swirls again
                   Flowing up from the floor swirling
                             and surrounding my body
              Guiding my hands as they move through space
                         and that swirling energy

This motto to live by - - that scrap of paper with letters
                 typed in blue

This motto to live by - - I read the words

This motto to live by
            The journey
                   The intention
                       Arriving safely
                             With chocolate and wine

This motto to live by - - the swirling ceases
          I return the paper to its space

This motto to live by - - as I leave her that evening
        I am comforted by the words
                 and the energy that Swirled up and around me
                             The blueness of her energy

This motto to live by –

Patricia VanErt 02/14/2007