Watching Orion

“Watching Orion” by Steve Adams

The year I graduated university was an exciting time for me as my whole life was starting.  I used to jokingly say it was, “the end of outcome and the start of income”.  

A local family had taken me in and would have me over for Sunday lunch or take me to museums.  I tutored their 5 kids and am friends with them to this day.

With that excitement also came a sadness knowing I would leave the family.  One evening, we were out back visiting.  The dark starlit sky was bordered by large old oak trees.  As we were enjoying this last evening, I looked up and saw the constellation Orion.  I called the kids over, pointed it out to them and explained that if they saw Orion, there was a good chance I was looking at it too.

Years passed and we managed to keep in touch.  I was talking to one of the kids on social media who now works in the Virgin Islands and he mentioned seeing Orion.  He wondered if I was looking at it too.  I probably was.

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