He Who Galvanizes
To ALL who inspire — perhaps without even realizing…
One thousand five hundred sixty-three days
I awaited
The arrival of your pioneering imagination
Possessing power
To transport me places
I’d never have sought alone
With clever inventiveness
You illustrated my world
You were Luke
And I Leia
How freely we roamed
Growing up in a time
When amusement resided
In a child’s enterprising mind
Endless stories scripted
Performed to an audience of squirrels and birds
You heightened my fascination with language
Memorizing our favorite Pink Floyd lyrics
To croon along the moon-splashed river
Gurgling through our backyard
Never just a song
Rather a fervent interpretation of the essence
Behind every line
As we lamented
How quickly adults swapped youthful dreams
For the mundane
And what impact our teensy existence might render
Upon inconceivable universal vastness
No matter the backdrop
The intangible imprint
Forged by your loyal companionship
Is a guarded privilege
I shall never take for granted
Held in highest esteem:
He Who Galvanizes
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This is dedicated to my humble baby brother, who not only coined the “LUGGAGE Lady” handle and encouraged this blog, but who has served as the mystical force behind my artistic/dramatic expression — always! ♥
LUGGAGE Lady 
What a lovely, magnificent tribute-to him, to you, to your enviable bond, and to the power and blessing of inspiring and galvanizing souls. Of which you are a shimmering one. Thank you for dawning this day with such love and beauty! Shine on….xoxo
Awww, thank YOU for doing the same! I’ve had this post in my head for so long — it’s a thrill to finally have it out in the universe. I stand in awe of my brother’s courage to chase (and achieve) his creative dreams from the git-go, while I’ve floundered and maintained my “day job” as a perfect scapegoat. But, little by little, I am creeping onto the playing field… XO
Ummmm, you are way too modest, my dear. But I’m pleased for you that you seem to be following your passion more. yahoo! xo
You had me to the end, dear Lady of Luggage. Luke and Leia listened to Pink Floyd—-went to the Dark Side, did we? 😉
Ah, my darling EV, we indeed devoured the light in every hue…and, to this day, Floyd still captivates our senses. For my mom’s 70th b-day a few years back, we took her to see Roger Water’s Wall Concert. Ha! I’m a HUGE Gilmore fan myself. Always such a pleasure hearing from you!! 😀
Wonderful, I love the tone and feel of this ode to your brother. It really hit home with your tribute at the end. I enjoy your poems and odes like this the most of your posts. You are blessed to have such support and we are blessed by your words.
thanks!
Feeling very blessed and honored by YOUR support this very minute! Thank YOU for the magical inspiration you take your precious time to gather and share so freely. I always come away from your uplifting posts with an extra bounce in my step… 🙂
This is so beautiful. Lots of love shining through to the reader. Thanks for sharing!
Thank YOU for being part of my mystical — and much appreciated — village of inspiration!! ♥
Just brilliant, I was overcome by an urge to read it aloud to myself while I read it. Could be because of the smooth jazzy tunes I’m listening to in the background. Quite delicious combination!
Oh, Fredrik, how adept you are at warming the deepest innards of my heart….Thanks for the smashing compliment!! ♥♥
It`s wonderful how close you both are 🙂
Such a pleasure to have you drop by — looking forward to the rest of your ghost story… 😉
It`s coming 🙂
How lovely that you wrote about your special memories with your brother! I remember those youthful days ~ I had a sister ~ we played Little Women with our 2 friends who were sisters! Ahh ~ the good ol’ days! 🙂
Indeed, the good ol’ days…so happy we both had such fond memories. Grateful to have found YOU — thanks to Teacher as Transformer’s reblog. I look forward to following you!
I’m honored and happy that we’ve connected! 🙂
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I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. If you go to this link, you’ll find the rules for accepting the award. http://givemeadaisy.com/2013/03/30/accepting-the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/.
So very kind coming from such a dear inspiring soul like YOU!! Thank you very much! ♥
Hi luggage lady. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Lovely poem. Thank you for liking my poems ‘Reminisce, Alleyway and Unwanted Guest’. Also for your truly great comment about ‘ Alleyway’. Take Care. The Foureyed Poet.
I love your style and your beautiful form of self expression, it reaches from your heart and inspires mine! Thank you for sharing your gifts! I think you are quite Beautiful and quite awesome. Thank you for being a gorgeous human being and sharing your inner beauty with all of us! 🙂
Dearest Joe, I am humbled by your kindness. The connections wordpress has afforded me exceed my most far-fetched dreams, Just when I think it cannot get any better, I meet another awe-inspiring individual. Thank YOU for illustrating all that is pure and good and right in this world!!