waiting with baited breath for a moment that sparkles and shines like lights on an abandoned street at night.
but i've started to realize that romance isn't all hearts and kisses and sighs. no, romance is so much more than that.
the definition of romance includes words such as "love" and "emotional" and "affair." but it can also mean:
"a strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something"
"a mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful."
the only part of that definition i don't like is "short-lived." this is mainly because i don't want romance in my life to be short-lived. i want to find fascination in the every day things like white linen, the perfect summer breeze, shorts that fit perfectly and a conversation with a good friend.
because i think romance can be found outside of a relationship between a man and a woman. i think mystery, fascination, enthusiasm can be found in life without the promise of a future relationship. i think romance can be found even when we're all alone.
romance is a field of poppies. finding a new bookstore. a painting you suddenly understand. a good quilt. the smell of a peach. the taste of cheesecake ice cream.
romance is also the unknown.i have so many doors open to my future right now that i'm waiting for one of them to close, hoping that i'll pick the right doorknob to turn. but until then, until that moment of clarity.... i'll soak in the romance of it all. the romance of the unknown, fear and uncertainty.
it's all just so romantic.
"how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
- annie dillard
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