&; the bell tolls _
Our days are numbered.

And every day I think of you and your vibrant spirit. Every day, I look into your eyes, full of the beauty of the universe. Every day, I yearn to hear your voice that speaks to me of all the joy in the world, of the overflowing happiness that only your words and your voice can make me feel. Every day, I long to feel my hand in the warmth of yours, press my lips against you who I adore and revere, and it breaks and warms my heart to have you so near and feel the tenderness in your fleeting touch.

Through the tears, I laugh with you, for my joy and my sorrow are one. I cry and I laugh, because all my feelings and all my emotions are wrapped up in you.

Would that I could capture your laughter in a vial and hang it 'round my neck, always with me, forever floating and buoying me up from here below.