An unexpected, though not unwelcomed, visitor stopped by again the other day.
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been paid such a visit.
This time it was afternoon, and I stood near the kitchen sink; no recollections now as to the thoughts I’d been giving audience.
Without warning, a concentration of yellow, golden-hued Sunlight pooled in through a window, flooding a portion of the room, bathing everything it touched, including my attention, in wonder.
Stunned, as always, by the beauty of the encounter, but for the first time in all of our encounters, I managed a soft, delighted, “Hello!”
Sufficiently satisfied with my reaction, she left.
The next morning, as I lay under the covers, I was paid another visit.
Sunlit from within, I watched and felt my luminous first visitor of the day brighten the room and pour into my heart.
Sufficiently satisfied I’d received the full effect of her, “Hello”, she left.
Never have I treasured an unexpected visitor more. Never have I wished an unexpected visit longer.