Beauty

The sun is out again on this last day of Spring Break.

I am trying to absorb the rays, to somehow store them deep inside me,
under my skin so that when once again,
when I am forced back into my sealed chamber,
I will glow with light and memories of this past week.

I did not take a grand vacation,
or even an overnight trip.
Instead I went inward.

My vacation was silence, stillness, and rest.
I needed to heal from weeks of constant chaos and stress.

I sat on the porch in the sun and shade.
I watched birds come to the feeder.
The cat at my feet.

I read books, and wrote, and wrote.
I ate when I was hungry,
I slept when I grew weary.

I pushed the ugly aside
and replaced it with beauty.