No Words

I read once that the

ancient Egyptians had

fifty words for sand

& the Eskimos had a

hundred words for snow.

I wish I had a

thousand words for love,

but all that comes

to mind is the way

you move against me

while you sleep

& there are no words for that.

~ The StoryPeople ~

The Scent of My Man

I change my bed linen every week and I was supposed to change it a week ago, the day he left.

But I couldn't. I couldn't bear to part from the last thing he left behind. His scent on the sheets, the pillows. Today I did the laundry. Fitted bottom sheet, top sheet, duvet cover and five out of six pillowcases. I kept one pillow untouched, the pillow I hold every night, the pillow I snuggle with and breathe into.

The pillow I fall asleep holding every night, as though I'm still holding him.

Sichuan

This is a terribly tragic image to view, so you may not wish to continue. I loaded it lower on the page in case you don't want to look.

With China's one child policy, a whole generation has been wiped out in some villages and towns. When schools collapse while other buildings remain relatively intact next to them, this is not a natural disaster, it's a criminal act.

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Caption: Rescue workers remove the bodies of children from the rubble of a collapsed primary school in Dujiangyan ~Reuters

I was going to post my thoughts about the awful devastation but there are really no words. All I can say is this: If you are able to, please give.

Back to Here and There

Two whole weeks of an amazing time together. No work, no commitments other than pleasurable ones, no demands, no separations.

Now we're back to here and there again, with half a world between us, but what an amazing honeymoon we had. I'm facing a crippling workload and a surge of issues about the house in Scotland to deal with, not to mention a depressed sister, once more.

But the only thing that makes me stop and ponder, is the fact I'm sleeping solo again and I quite simply do NOT like that. I miss him so terribly. More than I ever have before.

Will post some photos as soon as I can.