I've found that the most beautiful times in our lives

Are interludes of transition which by nature are fleeting and short lived.

Hot, arid days are often preceded by glorious sunsets,

And the darkest of nights are replaced by brilliant manifestations of light.

Yes transition, a time of beauty

Has morphed into change and

Is lost,

Bypassed,

Abandoned,

Lamented,

Shunned

And feared.

Transitions should be embraced,

Sought after and pursued;

As the parched thirst for water,

The lonely search after friendship

And the ignored hunger for affection.

- Billy Joe Fudge, January 25, 2013