Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise... blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see all your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

She giggles and pushes her hair away from her neck as he reaches for her hand. He is ready to go, knees bending to the beat and arms swinging in anticipation. They join the others and begin to polka as the music rises. The band plays and the dancers make their way around the midsommer pole. Her hair has greyed, his moustache is gone and yet their faces shine in the joy of the summer ahead of them.