It’s been a few weeks since we were at my cousin’s cottage.

Life is back to normal.

Work is busy.

Home life is busy.

The air is getting cooler.

Everything seems to be rushing by.

And every now and then, I find myself thinking about sitting at the dock.

Enjoying that quiet.

The cottage quiet.

For a moment, I’m back there.

The chaos of today disappears.

And I’m back in that stillness.

The silence.

It’s a little oasis of my mind.

It doesn’t last long.

But it lasts long enough.

Like a piece of candy that gives a burst of flavour.

A sliver of calm to caress my soul.