The Rose Cloud

Rose-cloud

I was stressing out about something,

I don't remember what,

something unimportant now but was sapping my energy then.

I was frustrated,

poor French Husband became my focal point,

though he wasn't the reason for my attitude

he certainly was getting my grief as I barked up his tree.

Then something in his eye calmed me.

Thankfully some small goodness in me stopped and held his gaze.

In that brief second, I caught the lifeline back

to the real shore of my being.

I asked for a hug. Sounds simple, sounds corny.

But that hug soothed my rough edges,

putting me back on track.

That is what I love about him he takes my thorns and allows me to bloom.



Comments

43 responses to “The Rose Cloud”

  1. Hi Corey, your post has reminded me of how much I miss hugs. I’ve been without a special someone to hug for 10 years! Yesterday someone told me that if I learned how to bloom where I am right now then perhaps like a flower, God will transplant me to the place where I desire to be; someplace where there would be an endless supply of hugs. Have a lovely day!

  2. Oh, God. You’ve GOT to me kidding me with the aching beauty of your phrases!?
    “I caught the lifeline back to the real shore of my being.”
    Corey, how you live inside! So beautifully. sigh. How lovely you have your Yann.

  3. oooooooooooooooh!!!! so beautifully explained!
    ok, next time I will ask for a hug as well 🙂
    Thank you always Corey
    xoxo

  4. French husband is Wonderful!! That is all we need sometimes, when thoughts are unclear, just a hug. The hug, says it all. Warmth, understanding, lovely and safe.
    Have a sunny day Corey!
    Aina

  5. You are so lucky to have this love. Cherish it!…and I think you really do.

  6. So beautiful
    I love you
    I love your stories.

  7. A partner who can be sensitive enough to pick up on when you need a hug is a real treasure. I also have a hubby who seems to have a “woman’s intuition” when it comes to feelings, I think that’s why he’s so loved in the nursing home where he works. He has extraordinary patience with people, something I wish I could have more of. Hugs are wonderful, the world needs more of them…and laughter.

  8. jend’isère

    As your eyes met up, Yann got the other end of your line. The hug is just confirmation.

  9. Your prose reads like poetry today and Yann is so special, indeed, for holding you in hugs when you seem to need them, and him, the most.
    I need a tissue – and I need to see if I can capture a hug of my own.

  10. You are talking about me.

  11. A long embracing hug can soothe many ailments.

  12. Hugs are often the best remedy!

  13. Just like Shelley, I loved the line “caught the lifeline back to the real shore of my being”. You are always poetic. The roses are beautiful. I need to tell Pam that I am working on finishing up a necklace today that says “bloom”!! I will be thinking of her all day, even though we’ve never met. Fun world this blog planet.

  14. Denise Solsrud

    that’s what i would call being connected. BLess the two of you. Bestest,Denise

  15. You have a very special man in your life that can smooth the edges and take the thorns away. Cherish him,as I know you do.

  16. And THAT is the way it should be. You’re an inspiration, Corey, and so is French Husband.

  17. An amiga of mine in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, in Portugal’s Azores Islands, Rosa Silva — get it? Rosa (LOL!) — recently composed a sonnet about herself being a rose, thorns and all.
    In consultation with my Portuguese professor at Pitt, Dr. Bobby J. Chamberlain (coincidentally a native Californian like both of us, Corey!) I then translated the sonnet into English — although I had to sacrifice the traditional rhyme-scheme to preseve meaning, alas.
    I doubt Rosa would mind if shared my English translation of her work with you here:
    “Rosa / Roses”
    http://silvarosamaria.blogs.sapo.pt/846772.html
    Roses are the most beautiful flowers
    They set our love life aflame
    And I want to believe you also think
    They’re so fragile despite their color.
    Only their thorns make them odd
    And prompt shivers of sharp pain;
    Everyone views them as their favorite
    For a special occasion.
    Queen of the flowers, bed of life,
    Fresh and lovely, bouquets filled with tenderness
    Happy on arrival, sad at departure.
    But even so, a rose is never amiss
    As long as it lasts it brings happiness
    To any islander’s smile.

  18. Absolutely beautiful! Truly, I love how he takes your thorns so you can bloom……perfect.

  19. Have you ever felt a little out of sorts and can’t explain why?
    When my kids were little ones, I would open my arms wide
    and they would run into them, and we would squeeze tight. I would say, ” I’m recharging my batteries”. Hugs are magic, sharing the positive energy. Pass it on, give a hug.
    Corey, you capture the emotions so perfectly in your words. You are truly blessed in life and love!

  20. My English version is the same. My knight, my guru. He has such a calm spirit and even temper…I’m all over the place. He knows just what to say to bring me back. We are lucky women Corey..and wow yours goes to clown school!

  21. Brother Mathew

    That’s so beautiful.

  22. Julie Ann Evins

    You express the most beautiful moment in the most beautiful way. Yann is a star and you too for asking for that hug, thats love sweetie x

  23. My husband’s magical hugs are what drew me to him….he hugs well and often and has a theory that when people pat you on the back during a hug, they aren’t into it or they want you to let go….that made me laugh, but he’s the master!

  24. Corey, If you can get ahold of the book “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman, read it. We all have different love languages. You are so blessed that Yann knows yours and speaks to you in your love language. I look forward to reading your blog everyday. Thank you for the poetry of your thoughts and words.

  25. julette Gigalkin

    Tonton magicien, Auntie Marraine-La-Fée, Amour Merveilleux <3

  26. I completely understand!

  27. I needed the same thing last week and got the hug before I started barking. Funny thing is – when I went in for my hug, our dog got between us and started playing. He thought we were playing a game when I just needed my hug. He barked away and getting my hug required tricking him. Mission accomplished and a funny memory replaced my fretfulness.

  28. What a beautiful post. Hugs are a great way of difusing any situation. :0)

  29. I hereby dub you, Madame Mixed Metaphor! The dog, the swimmer, the diamond and the rose.
    Never, ever change …

  30. Leslie Garcia

    Sending you hugs from across the ocean dear Corey!

  31. I love how you write ….”he takes my thorns and allows me to bloom”
    I need to find me a thorn removal kinda guy!
    Kelly

  32. Yep, sometimes a hug is all we need, isn’t it?

  33. Julie W.

    Best thing about hugs–When you GIVE one, you GET one! Well done Corey and Yann. Beautiful word picture Corey.
    Cyberhugs to both of you,
    Julie W.

  34. jend’isère

    These words earned you a compliment by Brother Mathew.

  35. Again a lovely little allegory.
    Thank you Corey.

  36. joanne nixon

    my husband is not french, but he is american…he is considerate, , he makes me laugh, and when i am at my ugliest, he wraps his love around me and i shine.

  37. I love that….”he takes my thorns and allows me to bloom”. Can’t wait to share that with my own wonderful husband!!
    And you have to include that one in your book!!!!

  38. Dear Corey, Lovely! This is why I have not married. I never found this yet. I am a great giver of hugs though. You reap what you sow.
    Have a rosy day.
    Sherry

  39. The power of a hug. Amazing how my hubby’s hugs can take all the stress away sometimes! You, too, I see!!!

  40. Amazing what stopping for a hug will do for you! Why do I forget that so often! Thanks for the reminder:)

  41. Milley Brewington

    Hey, This describes me. Stressing out! I love hugs and I am praying that God will place a godly man in my life that through his hugs he will help me to snap back, sooth my rough edges, put me back on track, take my thorns and allow me to bloom.

  42. Oh’ this is the first time I saw a rose cloud. I like it. Thanks for sharing this one but can you add more information about this. Just quite interested. keep posting!
    -yumi-

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