Dragonflies, Butterflies & Lady Bugs

The Long Good-Bye

I find my relationships here in B/N heading into the saying good-bye phase. I feel so sad about leaving my friends behind. Oh, I know I'll still be in touch with them, and will even see them from time-to-time, but it's not the same as living in the same town, is it?

Here is a non-inclusive list in no particular order of things I will miss:

drumming with friends
late night chats with MarshAster and Barleycorn
going out with Cedar and TLR
the UU congregation, even though I have not attended regularly since Jasmine got ill
green things growing without sprinklers
flowers
rain
cool evenings even in the summertime
lunch at the Coffeehouse
my house
living right across the street from a great school
fabulous neighbors
a handful of cool people at the Farm (you know who you are)
my larger spiritual community
fireflies
the opportunity to see Rowan from time to time
drumming around the fire in Decatur
snow

And I know this list will grow after I leave and realize other things I miss because they are not there. And I could probably make a list of things I won't miss, or even a list of things to look forward to, but for now, I want to let myself mourn the things I will miss.

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