Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower)

A flip-side, of sorts, to the smiling exuberance of the Wilburys, this song has spoken to me over the past 30+ years. I tend to think being sad all the time is not healthy, but sometimes a little self-indulgence allows me to realize just how good my life is on the good days, and that the good can outweigh the bad, if I let them. If I make them, for sometimes it is a choice to recall that no matter how long it takes to cross the bridge of sighs, once we have crossed, those sighs are behind us. For a while, at least.

So let us not pause too long in the middle, gazing at the sluggish turbulence. Let us finish crossing, and see if the clouds don't break, and a shaft of sunlight doesn't illuminate the road ahead.