"In the countryside around our village it is easy to find a place where there is not another human being. I can go to that place, and my thoughts will not be all tangled with the thoughts of other people." - Raji



Monday, October 25, 2010

Down by the riverside...

Yesterday we went by the river.  Ah, it is so quiet and peaceful out there... I love the dragonflies, the kingfishers, the songs of birds.  That is what makes me feel right at home.  Normally I like that walk alone, but with Koly there, it felt right.  She is different now from the scared little widow I met at the station.  As pretty as ever, too.  Her eyes have a different light now, more mature, like she knows where she stands.

I couldn't stop talking about the village and her eyes lit up.  I think she likes the countryside as much as I do.  But I still can't figure out her sometimes.  I am glad I had the courage to tell her about going back to the village.  I hope she can see herself there beside me.  Should I have said more?  I wonder if she really understood I meant her, when talking about the wife.  Who else would I mean.

I can't stop dreaming of the fields, the house I will build, the trees and the harvest... She would love it there, I am sure of it. I wonder what she would like the house to be like.  I want everything to have light, lots of light.  Lots of light makes it easier for the embroidering.  Listen to me, already planning things with her there.

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