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MORE THAN A BROWNIE
A funny thing happened…it made our hearts skip
as we sat and reviewed pictures from our latest camping trip.
We smiled at each nature picture remembering how we communed
but when one particular photo popped up…the two of us immediately swooned….
It wasn’t the photo of the sun peeking through the trees
or that little deer print we found in the dirt?
No…the one photo that elicited the biggest response
was that brownie we had for dessert.
To be fair that brownie was warm and chewy and delicious
It’s the best one we’ve ever had….north or south
You could smell the warmth of the chocolate as you raised up your fork
and it, literally, melted right in your mouth.
And I wondered what would create such a reaction?
Why would this one brownie cause such a fuss?
Could it be when it came to our latest adventure…
it was more than a brownie to us.
We ate that brownie together…
though at the moment it went undeclared
Perhaps seeing it later symbolized in our hearts
everything about our trip that we shared.
In that brownie was a taste of the sunrise, the feel of the water so wet,
a hint of the deer peeking out of the grass, a mouthful of a lovely sunset…
That brownie was proof that what the ancients say is true
and not merely an illusion…or myth
That all things in life are more beautiful
when you have someone to share them all with…
Perhaps you are thinking I’ve lost my mind
that attaching so much emotion to a desert is bad form…
Sure, it’s possible a desert is just a desert…
but…did I mention
that brownie…was warm.
