the hurricane and the breeze

she roars her presence, screams and crashes off mountain tops,

makes toys of ocean liners and flattens mighty oaks.

barreling up streets she comes, spitting grit in your eye

howling under eaves and screaming through city canyons.

he stirs a gentle eddy of leaves, ruffles feathers

on the robin's back, touches the face of a baby.

with a stream of whispers he enters, softly sighing.

his presence merely an idea, a suggestion.

in the eye of the storm a curious hush resides.

the hurricane and the breeze exchange breath, become one.

Dovetails

If, like me, you are lucky enough to have met someone new, you will be experiencing that fascinating period of learning and absorbing all you can about them. In the process, you discover areas of similarity and difference. Too alike and you might simply slide right off each other. But what if you are both very different? Will you be able to join like dovetails or will you fail to connect?

Extrovert       Introvert
Meat eater    Vegetarian
Wine             Orange Juice
Loud             Quiet
v Small         v Tall
Talker           Writer
Do-er            Thinker
Impulsive      Considered
Reactive       Composed
Boomerang   Languish     
Busy             Calm
Walker          Runner
Canadian      English


But that becomes inconsequential when each brings out shared traits in the other:
Traditional
Reliable
Private
Sensual
Honest
Comic
Romantic
Attentive
Loving
Caring
Dignified
Hygienic
Neat

2014... a good year.