a thing of beauty

a thing of beauty as if chiseled of Blue Ridge granite, this connection has been hard fought. more work than it should have been worth; impossible circumstances and improbable solutions. it is a beautiful thing, actively pursued and deliberately constructed, overloaded with pain, ultimately and always eclipsed by sweet and nearly unbearable joy. ©tlp 2010 if i had it to do over… yes, again and again and again