Joy and Sadness were on a journey together.
I think it was one of those long trips you take to see if the relationship will last.
Photo at St Peter’s Basilica
How can the short term reality seem so prickly when the future looks good?
Photo from Vatican
Simultaneously enjoying the moment and marveling at how creative the journey can be getting there.
Photo of Rome, Italy
Things grow in unexpected ways, times and places.
It’s at first a nuisance.
Photo at Vatican grounds
In the middle of progress, sometimes life doesn’t notice or know.
And this life says it’s OK right now.
And you keep arguing with this life; the life within and in others.
Photo at Vatican Museum, Rome