So what's next? I'll tell you what's next, stoking the fires of a long dead season, that's what's next.
As we stood around the dying embers of the soon dead season, we looked on mournfully. This once proud fire, which burned with such fury, who's flames once jumped up high and licked the tops of trees, which blanketed us in warmth and kept the days long, was now reduced to a few glowing coals and lifeless grey ash.
But then something happened. On the eleventh hour, when all hope was seemingly lost, we all got together, joined forces and restarted the flame.
Together at the wedding table we got down on our knees, leaned forward and breathed air into those embers. We pushed and stoked the ash with our feet and hands until those few remaining persistent glowing coals began to burn yellow. We quickly through paper, wood, leaves anything we could find onto the pit and watched in utter glee as it began to grow.
It wasn't long before the flames were jumping high again, spitting off sparks into the night. It burned high and hot as we looked on in awe. And then like joyful children we began to dance around the fire. We grabbed hands and made like idiots, drinking in the waning happiness. Knowing that this last gasp of the flame, which shot up from the earth like dragon's fire, was just that, a last gasp. So armed with this knowledge we danced and partied long into the night, leaving everything on the dance floor.
Then as we all dispersed for the evening, drunken tumbling in different directions we were happy.
The next day broke and the flame was again gone. The air was grey and cold. The fire itself was left smoldering, simmering and stinking like we had all gathered 'round and pissed it out the night before.
But still we were happy. We were happy because together as friends, we had witnessed such an exceptional evening. An evening we won't soon forget.
Shout outs to Jenn and Brian on their nuptials. It was an outstanding night and I was more than happy to be a part of your day.
So what's next?
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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