11/27/10

“The kisses of the sun were sweet / I didn’t blink / I let it in my eyes…”

Looking back and forward, and seeing familiar forgotten faces, who are recognizing, remembering, stating firmly and warmly: You are one of us. This is where you belong. Stay.

“…And now the night is gone / Still it goes on and on / So deep inside of me…”

Such familiar faces, with names that on the edge of recollection; such familiar names that have drifted away from the face; such familiar stories that are shared among such divergence. Everybody has a bright future ahead. Everybody speaks, everybody listens, everybody understands each other.

“…And everybody’s singing…”

For one night, everybody was the most popular kid in high school. For one night, Past and Present are balanced in joy.

“…La la la la la…”