riding the train while writing the simultaneous movement of fingers hunting and pecking words on the phone no writing pad candlelight quills dipped in ink nothing fancy about this writing desk or station no artsy cafe ambiance no comfy chair the incantation comes from the glow of the screen through smeared vaguely transparent windows city…
Tag: creative writing
embers fly into the sky
engulfed in flame seemingly dangerous untouchable burning is consuming radiates like a hot furnace you could reach out to touch it but you would be burned feel pain it’s okay for you to be afraid keep your distance keep back keep it to yourself yellow bending orange edged in blue and yet hottest is invisible …
stars spinning in unison
some stars spin in the atmosphere above our heads they puncture the dark inky night the way they move is to shimmer it’s an easy movement in conjunction with other stars they form a pattern gracefully artfully tracing paths across the sky if we could see them close up we’d see serenity as they spin…
slowing down
occasionally the signal from the body the initial conversation what it does to get your attention the questions it asks of you and the mind moves slow the muscles don’t feel like struggling like pushing they look for smoothness smooth edges no jagged points and no bumps and when they come body closes it’s eyes…
standing in snow
scent of pine trees and sap that runs down wintery bark footsteps crunching into white standing looking through the trees inhaling cold air exhaling a cloud of warmth making curls as it disappates the land is slightly blue but in stillness you can feel the connection
walking through the city
at the right time of day walking in the city can be a work of art stark light cuts into spaces creating angles that few come upon the sidewalk shimmers the old buildings know it well they see between the busyiness and past shadows down alleys where blue midnight meets dark purple and it’s the…
rain
clouds that move across the sky forming shapes raindrops fall down to the ground filling divets and indentations with water covering soaking through until they form pools with rippling edges reverberating back sprinkles from the sky refreshing the world’s greenery
door to the light
inside the place dimly lit as if from candles from underneath the door a glow against the wood as if golden light projected a myriad of secrets illuminating the dark hallway soft shadows on the steps a kind of flickering that madeyou look twice and though the door was not open light spilled through a…
sacred space
the type of space where people can come can celebrate can make things can be creative can enjoy each other can laugh can sing can cry can hold each other can have fun don’t have to justify anything don’t have to think of the right answers don’t have to fake someone else in order to…
strength of love
with the love that permeates the soul then step forward like a paintbrush in hand a fluid line dipped into paint soaks into a large canvas creates the shape of a curve that becomes a hill the paint is green and with the spirit creates a beautiful landscape a bright sky a river flowing freely…
The Dynamics of Groove 