Turn your eyes upward, in the direction of heaven. Behold! An almost hidden treasure. Things that we see at the at Tidal Basin., Washington, DC

The beauty of spring never fails to awe me. Breathe deeply. The beginning of life, unfolding, right before my very eyes to see. I sigh. Knowing what a wonderful world we live in. Despite our troubles of the day, stop where you are, take a moment to breathe. Look all around. What do you see? Probably those you love the most. The one that makes up the you, in us, the one that was made for me.

Some days
The drifting of my thoughts
Far and away
Begin and end with you

The opening show had been slow to start, but, the dance of the cherry blossom is a performance that is not to be missed. There is magic in the air today, as the delectable blossoms sway to beat of their own music. They have reached the stage of perfection. In cherry blossom speak, they are officially at peak beauty.

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The beauty of nature, ever-changing...It is like having an unfinished symphony inside our hearts. Every moment inspired by the beauty of nature completes another bar of the music. Incomplete on any given day, for even the smallest of changes, can be made.

Yet, on this day, the full orchestra is playing.

When you finally come into full bloom, you will live with your heart wide open, the fragrance of love and joy, sharing and caring drifting all the way through to the next part of life. Those words are written on the edges of my soul, spilling happiness all over my sense of well-being. Life is good and I cannot help but smile at the thought of it.

Today is a #BeautifulSunday by @Ace108, where we share our day in the most possibly beautiful way that we can. I find myself home at the end of the day, breathing in the beauty of it all, a definite #SublimeSunday in the making, by the Meister of my morning, @c0ff33a. I do love my @c0ff33 and he likes eclectic! A definite match made in my heaven.

And just like that, this post is done. The day is done and can we just start it all over again? I want to thank @ace108 and @c0ff33a for hosting these challenges and just so you know, even though it has been a day, I can guarantee that there is still a little sunshine left in my heart. Have a most fabulous rest of your day!

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they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire