The AtHome Pilgrim

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AtHomePilgrim
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"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita," I find myself still asking some of the same questions I did when I was just a punk kid. The Big Things confuse me. Fortunately, though, many little things delight and amuse me, and some Big Things--my wife, our kids, our bird and bunny visitors, food, baseball--make me very, very happy. In my pilgrimage, I try to be guided by the wisdom of dear old Auntie Mame: "Life is a banquet!"

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DECEMBER 20, 2011 7:48AM

A Happy Birthday Thank You to My Dearest Dear

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Friend, lover, partner, co-parent
Spirit guide, confessor, counselor
Teacher of Spanish and (ah, Cuban time) patience
Sharer of laughs and tears, of baseball and Beethoven

Rescuer, years ago and years later
Keeper of the family flame
Parallel worker and office mate
Accepter, not judge (most miraculous of all)

Walking companion and quondam running mate
Baker, shaker, caftan maker
Taster of (one hopes) bright ideas and old favorites
Moon worshipper and birder

Companion in all that mattered or ever will
Refuge, comforter in the dark nights
Half of my whole
Triple mate, of soul and mind and body

Happy birthday, my darling, my love,
Mi amor, mi corazón, mi alma
My gift, which keeps on giving
My blessing, making life worth living

Merci, a thousand million times, merci

  

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Congratulations to both of you for the greatest gift of all.
I have chills. What love.
My God you should be cloned and distributed to every woman on the face of the earth! Happy Birthday Mrs. P!
You're wife is so lucky to be loved that much....
She knows, right, how lucky she is, as you do?

Good to see you, old buddy. Happy Holidays, and give Big Maple a pat for me.
Oh man, can I steal this and give it to Mel in June? Seriously....this was beautiful my friend.
Happy Birthday Mrs P!!!!!!
LOved every word and it is a gift that keeps giving.
Happy Slightly belated birthday, Mrs. P. You get the same present every year, and I believe you're incredibly blessed. =o)

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And I thank you, sir, for your early, positive comment on my first ever EP on baseball, all of a year ago. I kind of lost track of you, but no more. You're skilled with language indeed.

Excellent read!
Happy belated birthday, Mrs P. Best wishes for continued happiness in 2012. Lovely poem, Pilgrim.

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Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.