It’s a beautiful day

I’ve just spent the past four hours finishing up on a song I’ve been working on for about a month now. The words just wouldn’t come, the chords weren’t sounding right. But tonight it was different. The words and the chords came in harmonious synchrony. Two verses and a bridge, with a chorus. The feeling is exhilarating. The time on my computer says 12:51 a.m. But I feel like I only just woke up. It’s a beautiful day.

The holiday is here. Cold winds are blowing, tree leaves are falling. Yet, not as quick or frequent as the pouring rain. You might think it a bit awkward that it rains this much in December. But this is Mandeville, the town with an unpredictable climate. Here, it rains all year through, interspersed with moments of sunshine that I have come to find easily acquiescing. But I like it when it rains.It adds to the beauty of the days.

My Mother called yesterday to wish me compliments of the season. My response: “it’s the season? I hardly know.” These days I’ve stayed mostly in my room. And in here, there are no Christmas trees or jingle bells, so it’s really hard to tell.

I’ve only actually just started making the transition from long nights of academic study to an all day lackadaisical chilling and frolic. I still wake up some mornings with a feeling of uneasiness to complete an impending assignment or some school work. But it feels good to know that I have totally no obligations whatsoever, except the ones that have been self imposed, like staying on my commitment to finish reading the books of Acts to Revelations, completing this song I did tonight (yay), chilling on some cool movies, and finishing this book on Heart Attack. I think I’m catching on fine with things so far.

But there’s also the really cool part of catching up on all the lost sleep in the past semester - which I must go do in a few minutes. I smile for there is no need to set my alarm for 5a.m. I’ll just sleep through the night until I see the sun shine. And I know when I wake up in some long hours from now, it is going to be another beautiful day.