mm/dd/yy

…..

they are more

than a cluster of numbers

or

squares

on a page,

they tell thousands upon thousands of stories

with each passing day.

…..

they are the beginnings

and

the ends

along with the many in-betweens,

each story different –

fueled with a heart beat,

breaths of desire

and

a soul bursting of dreams.

….

a DATE can bring

pure joy

as well as

unbearable pain –

there is the excitement

of sunny tomorrow’s

and

the sorrows of yesterday’s rain

 – but –

these digits

are more than stories

of a past

and

plot lines

which have yet to be read,

they signify life

– our lives –

and

the gift

of what lies

ahead.

….

the fountain is now up and running