I am in this country again.
This dream among a million dreams. This day among a thousand and one nights. This feeling among all these emotions. This poem among story tellers.
I meet her again.
This time among the overgrown weeds coated with morning dew. Spider webs hidden among flowers. Nectar dripping off thorns. The cracked and crumbling earth bearing the burden of my every movement. The choreographed birds appearing out of nowhere and disappearing into nothingness. The golden reflection of dawn in a puddle of water.
She greets me as if we were meeting for the first time.
Very soon, you reach the edge. It is not as far as you think it is. Often, it is just round the bend. And then, here you are. At the precipice. And nothing in front of you but a free fall. All the way down. All the way back. All the way.
It’s probably for the best anyway.
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- There is a magic in the air that permeates through the very soul of my existence. There is a stillness in the night that floods my senses beyond my imagination. There is a madness inside of me that overflows in everything that I create. There is a past behind me that is overcrowded with memories that drain me out.
36 comments:
You weave dichomoties with a golden pen. This piece instantly reminded me of a unique and glorious reunion with a former love: "precipice" and incredible "free fall". Ironically, I was reading prose I wrote only an hour ago,shortly after that dream come true several years ago....Other thoughts spring to my introspective mind as I re-read your piece, full of symbols, imagery, and the mountains of unsaid connections spiraling around this piece. Nice
dichotomies (Sorry- one of my hands is never in typing condition. I forgot to proofread.)
This time among the overgrown weeds coated with morning dew. Spider webs hidden among flowers. Nectar dripping off thorns. The cracked and crumbling earth bearing the burden of my every movement.
I really love this. I guess cause I am a natural girl ha. I adore your work.
Aloha.
NOthing but a free fall...down that slanted moon. How captivating. The magic of meeting again. And thinking positively: that it was only for the best...anyway.
Spider webs hidden among flowers.
A nice touch. And very true.
magic. you write so well. you almost create pictures. awesome stuff. am in love with this piece
damn but sometimes you come up with such a winner... My favourite in ages and ages.
Oh, and thanks for that comment - the whole thing was unconsciously done. *bats eyelashes*
I don't know how may times I've said this, but this is one of my favorites?
Why?
Hmmm...you write certain pieces that make the dream and the wakeful state one continuous sequence. I don't know where one ends and the other begins.
Everything affects everything: your weight on the earth, the air, the water, and all they contain around you.
Oh, and the title is apt. Mad, I have this mad, mad obsession with Love is all around... This fits right in...
As I have already told u before, this is a dream I see everynight nowadays.... just that the part about greeting him like this was the first time only came in my dream 2 nights back :) And here u are already captured it in words.. how do u do it??!!
been sometime since i read anything so subtle, sensible and exquiste..jus read thro most of your old posts and went thro the flckr blogs..am astounded..images you weave with words and the noises u make with images are splendid.. been great being here..
b back for more..
well expressed. i wonder ... nevermind :)
i loved the part about 'she greets me as if we were ...'. reminded me of something. something that was unintenional, misinterpreted and thus hurtful
take care kiddo.
Most have already said the obvious and what I wanted to say.
It's the understated that beckons me for a reread.
Lovely.
:)
"Very soon, you reach the edge. It is not as far as you think it is. Often, it is just round the bend. And then, here you are. At the precipice" -- you have this fascinating ability to plant small bits like this in your posts, which when taken out of the current context and viewed from a different perspective, lend the same words a whole new meaning.
Nice! It was only yesterday I was wondering when the next post would be up.
eng'aug,
I have a blog on my learnings on Blank and White. I really admire your work on flickr - awesome.
Pls do care to visit my blog
Black and White
"Spider webs hidden among flowers. Nectar dripping off thorns"
Nice.
I have to think up more innovative ways of saying 'nice piece'.... and you might have to think of more ways to say 'thanks' :)
sheer genius! what else can i say...
AquaM
Hi .:A:.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
True, one knows its for the best yet there's a cry from the wilderness of one's heart, "Wish it was otherwise...!"
Beautiful as ever.
i'm reading this again. a first. just wanted you to know.
The imagination of how memories arise from wilderness and set into wilderness again has a sweet but painful touch to it. You've captured it well. Meeting again, reminiscing again, breathing deep, looking at her, and losing again.
Didn't saw that love can be more poetic this way than other heady ways.
Very nice 'A'.
Reminded me of the day when I met with a former boyfriend.
is this all imagination?
sounds true, but i hope it is for the good
the places where 'she' appears range from melancholy to hopeful. I wonder who 'she' is....
'She' of a few posts ago is back, Augustus! Or at least so I think!
May I say how much I loved the last line? It was the perfect way to end this episode... because I think you will meet her again, my dear! :-)
Silvermoon, Manish Chauhan - Thanks for sharing your perspective through your beautiful words.
shyloh, jawaher, jason evans, Blue Athena, musafir, Jay, Sushmit, Anamika, hdpal, Stormy Zephyr - Thanks.
Cecilia - It was. :-)
Rohit Talwar, bluegreenflysplat, mermaid, aquamarine - Glad you liked it so.
Aradhita - Coincidence?
Φ - Glad to know that you enjoyed both. Look forward to having you around.
Prerona - Now you have to tell me ... what did you wonder?
Just A Human - Thanks for the invitation. Will drop by.
Casablanca - Sure. Will give it a shot.
Mrudula - Hope it was a good memeory.
wandering dervish - Mostly, yes.
Phoenix - Hhmmm. I think it is.
monks - Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
Anne - 'She' is many things. All 'she's are not the same.
Extempore - Which one? Maybe not.
wow beautiful...yeah...all that happens,it happens for the best!!!
time to update!
coincidence? again?? how many more to come?
mysterygal - Thanks.
Rohit Talwar - Very soon.
Aradhita - Really? Can't be.
always so much intensity in your writing. i love the "choreographed birds" especially. beautiful writing :)
Lorena - Thanks for your wonderful words.
Beautiful use of imagery... I especially liked this part: "Spider webs hidden among flowers. Nectar dripping off thorns."
The ending gave me a serene sense of destiny.
Ô¿Ô - Thanks.
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