My Geraniums of Love & Hope

Again I’m sitting outside, but now on the terrace. Because a fresh evening breeze brings some alleviation from the suffocating heat hanging in the balcony. I had to convince Willemien to join me here and to do her Blipwork at this old green garden table. She is smilling while writing. Not to me but - of course - in giving you her special comment. Looking over her shoulder I see the Geraniums which we choose for today’s photo. You may have seen them once before on the 7th of June. My lyrics for today will be different. Because of the heat our day has passed in a tiresome far niente. Almost no energy to undertake something or really move outside. So here is the outlook from behind The Geraniums: idleness…? Boredom? No, it does not feel that way.

We all are still feeling shocked by yesterday’s immense tragedy. As the media are more and more profiling the personal faces of those who lost their lives over Eastern Ukraine, I feel deeply grateful for your personal comments on this Journal. The very honest and personal words you spoke out, Gilsey, give me the consoling trust to be and keep in touch with what really moves you and of course other Blipfriends. That gives a very precious priceless value to my humble contributions. We all are trying or simply doing to make our best of this opportunity every day anew without any guarantee that some other Blipper will join into the music you try to make. But that also is the good sport of it.

And meanwhile there is not any receipt, prescription or example to follow. Except perhaps for that daily admonition She tries to teach me - in vain -: keep it simple, short and light...Helas, I do not feel in the mood for spontaneous jollities this evening. You will understand that. Still, my Geraniums, these intimate reds and rosa’s unmistakably symbolize the livelyhood, the vitality of a warmhearted Love, a glimmer of Hope, to cultivate with real care. If you water them well, they will enlighten you even when darkness falls and the night comes in. May a Glimpse of timeless Love&Hope be strong enough to endure despair and alleviate the ongoing suffering in the world.