Good Morning, Beautiful

When I left for work, the sky was gray and overcast, the ground wet with drizzle and frost, the sun just coming into itself, day just beginnning. I thought of you, still warm in bed, the blankets warm against your body. I pulled my scarf tighter and thought how much I would rather be with you, but we live here and I have to make a living, so I continued on my way.

And you know what?

The gray sky took on a silver sheen, a brightness, a shock of love. The sidewalks and grass shimmered with pools of glitter and beauty. Daybreak, the sun trapped behind the clouds, and all I could see was how beautiful everything is because you are always with me.

Always.

Love forever and always, Michael