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June 22, 2020

The Gift of June

There has been a resurgence of joy lately, ridiculous in its excess. On Friday night we came upon a giant inflatable unicorn on the road, is the kind of thing I’m talking about. Picnics with friends, cake in the park, little kids on bicycles furiously pedalling, and it’s hot, but we bought an eight foot round pool for our backyard, and the happiness the pool gives me, that pool blue, and beach towels hung over the railing. A bowl of cherries. Sheets on the line. Life itself meeting my standards for delight, which is not such a tall order, really. All these hard months as we’ve been thinking about learning to appreciate the little things, so much of what we’ll never take for granted again—but I never took any of it for granted ever, I would indignantly protest inside my frightened mind. I loved every single bit of it, which was why it hurt so hard to lose it, the life I made, the patterns of the days. Never once have I failed to appreciate how the light falls on Major Street at 9:15am, the blossom detritus on the sidewalk. But it feels like the world is returning again, and it’s never seemed more glorious.

5 thoughts on “The Gift of June”

  1. theresa says:

    Oh how lovely.

  2. Diane says:

    I can so relate. And you’ve said it so well Kerry.

  3. Dora says:

    yes, lovely!

  4. Sharon says:

    It’s summer! I’m feeling spectacularly happy too and I’m certain it’s summer and blue sky and sun and throwing open the back door every morning and letting the outside in.

  5. Diane says:

    It’s a good feeling isn’t it? Yes. That’s how I’m feeling too.

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