In The Storm

our days spent away were

in the midst of a storm in more ways than one.

we walked the beach in the pouring down rain

and the wind blowing a gale.

i loved it!!

looking out over the ocean the storm grew stronger

you could see it coming

and yet in the midst was clear sky at times.

long, honest conversations.

intimate moments.

tears, hugs, silence.

deep sighs.

and he remembered a card sent me years earlier from a friend

its in the valleys that we grow

though the mountains tops are wonderful

its in the valleys that we grow.