A Wonderful World by Tiamari

From where I am half sitting, half lying down on my bed, I can see the world as it really is: a happy place - Next to me my little dog is chewing happily on her dummy, and occasionally tries to bury it under the bed covers, only to attack it again with new vigor, and joyfully sink her tiny teeth into the soft rubber...

When I look up I can see a picture of me and Andreas. It's a picture that was taken on my recent trip to visit him in Greece. On the picture we are relaxing on the pink bed at Elizabeth's place, in the pink room, surrounded by large pink pillows. It is a very peaceful scene, even though it was our last day together...

On the bedside table a small little radio is churning out soothing sounds of Greek music. It's a selection of songs from the sixties and seventies - romantic and dreamy. I don't understand much Greek yet, but I can pick up the mood from the mixture of slow and fast bouzouki coupled with the sound of love in the voices - a content sound, almost lazy...

Outside it is raining softly, almost undetectable, and little birds are chirping their approval. I can see the garden through my window - everything looks fresh and clean. It is summer. It is green. The wind is no more than a soft breeze moving individual leaves without disturbing the branches...

Within me my heart swells with joy and an almost unreal feeling of contentment and peace...

God is so good! I am so happy!

(written by Tiamari) 09 January 2003