Amazing...

It was a cheap Panasonic pre-boom box

Right. It wasn't even a boom box. It was pre-boom box. But it recorded hundreds of songs. Sometimes, when I felt adventurous I would listen to AM radio. On clear and cold winter nights I could hear music from far away.

The Dream...

...told me everything I already know.
The harsh reality is so much more appreciated when implemented both while awake and asleep...

While Life Continues...

we might as well listen.

To someone who needs to win

The Amazon

I dreamt of swords last night.
I dreamt of battles last night.
I dreamt I fought by your side
armed and strong, last night.

A hard flash of lightning came from your hand
and the troll fell at your feet.
Our troops closed in around us and sang
in the threat of silent darkness.

I dreamt of blood last night.
I dreamt of death last night.
I dreamt I fell by your side
with a mortal wound, last night.

You never even noticed that I fell.
So grave was your mouth.
With steady hand you held your shield
and went upon your way.

I dreamt of fire last night.
I dreamt of roses last night.
I dreamt my death was fair and good.
That is how I dreamt last night.

(Karin Boye translated by Jenny Nunn)

If not one coast then the other...

Photo via Harbor View Hotel & Resort Edgartown, Cape Cod

This is where I want to go for a retreat.
These are also darn cute.
Or these!