Hope is The Thing That Keeps Me Going

Ruth Blodgett

Hope is the thing that keeps me going. Hope that I will again see the powerful waves of Lake Superior, watch their crashes, and hear the deep thumps as they crash into recessed caves. Hope that I will feel the heavy yet cool spray on my face as I stand on the rugged rock that dares to jut out above the caves. From my vantage point on that rock, I will look out over water as far as you can see, as clear as crystal made in Waterford, and as active as an angry serpent. The backdrops of rugged shoreline and tall slender trees that emanate the calming scent of cedar make it seem other worldly. Our trip has been cancelled, but I have hope that we will see it again, maybe with the reflection of autumn leaves and the slight forming of ice at the edges. It is beautiful any time of year, and we will wait.   

Ruth Blodgett is a native of Eau Claire, WI, currently residing in Madison, WI. Although Madison is nice, Eau Claire is still my home, where I grew up, raised my own family and still have many friends and memories. I like to come back, every once in awhile, to reconnect and remember.