Posted in Blogging, Challenges, Creative Writing, Fiction, Inspiration, Life, Metaphors, Our Moments, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Creative Writing, Creativity, Emotion, Fiction, Growth, Inspiration, Metaphor, Support, Thoughts, Writing on May 1, 2023| 2 Comments »
Time waits for no one. That’s what they say.
So we work really hard to keep up.
But time. In the meantime. Does what it wants. Has a mind of its own.
Its own drum to beat.
It runs.
It marches.
It walks.
But there’s a little thing you may not know.
If you find the right time. And listen very closely. You don’t need to chase it. Exhaust yourself trying to keep up.
Because the right time will stop. Match your pace. And whisper.
It’s okay. Hold my hand. I’ll walk a little slower.
Posted in Beauty, Challenges, Creative Writing, Fiction, Inspiration, Life, Metaphors, Our Moments, Relationships, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Beauty, Inspiration, Life, Light, Love, Optimism, Positivity, Rain, Selfcare, Selflove, Thoughts on April 16, 2023| 4 Comments »
It’s pouring.
I can hear it over the din of the tv and three snoozing pups. Tickling the shingles. Tapping the leaves. Lashing out at whatever comes its way.
And it can feel like it’s beating you. Making everything heavy. Weighted. Pulling you across the pavement. Pouring you into the sewer.
Draining every drop of you.
But there’s another side to rain. A reviving. Replenishing. Quenching. And cleansing side.
It lights the world in a different way. New colours. New vibes. New life.
And sometimes. It’s not breaking your heart.
It’s blessing your windows.
Posted in Beauty, Blogging, Creative Writing, Fiction, Inspiration, Life, Metaphors, Relationships, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, tagged Love, Muse on September 5, 2016| 6 Comments »
She flitted in. Almost darting between our gazes. Head bobbing with each move. And I couldn’t stop watching her. She was a delicate little thing. Small. Angular. But still somehow, swooping. Sinuous.
She’s out of her comfort zone. It’s easy to see. In certain moments, a colored blur of watery reflection. In others, a precise dot on the obscure background that is this depressing place. I can tell you though. She’s livened it up just by breezing through. A welcome whisk of vivacity. A thrill for a sad and sorry bunch.
A wonder.
She continues on. Stopping now and then. Fluttering in her light-tipped way, from this stoop to that. Ignoring the attentions of everyone else. Busying herself. Bending to pluck bits of litter from the floor. Smoothing her sides back down flat.
I take in her slender neck. Sloping toward her rounded behind and ending in a graceful point at the tip of her thighs. I put my finger out and trace over it in the air. All the way down to the end. Following her curve with my eye.
A sharp noise above the din around us jars her and she ruffles from head to toe. I take a breath, waiting for her to leave me, but she stays. Gathers herself. Keeps moving. Slowly. Delicately. Toward me. My heart skips when I realize how close she’s getting. So close that I can see myself in her pupils. So close that I can feel her warmth. So close that I can smell her scent. And my once skipping heart now batters against its cage.
I reach out. To protect. The instinct is strong. But I can’t touch her. She’s just beyond my grasp. I want to call out, but the usual cackles begin around us and she brings her shoulders up over the sides of her head.
Shielding.
All is concealed but her starry eyes. Their long fine lashes reaching for me. Almost past the crook of her bent, slight limb. And then, they flicker. Those eyes. Right across mine. And lock. Just for a second, mind you. But it’s magic.
Changing.
Then, as quickly as she came, she’s gone. Off into her other world. And even though I knew she would eventually vanish, it breaks me. Instantly, I drain. Empty.
My mind.
My heart.
My soul.
As she drifts away into another place. Another time. I am left here.
Paused.
Until her return.
Posted in Blogging, Creative Writing, Fiction, Inspiration, Life, Metaphors, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, tagged Cashmere, Diligence, Love on March 27, 2013| 7 Comments »
As I lift it out of the box, the soft material all but slips through my fingers. It’s creamy consistency is rich.
Lush.
My happy place.
“I’ll treasure it always!” I squeal as I hold it up to my face, inhaling the fresh ‘out of the shop’ smell.
And I wore it with everything. Magically, it seemed to suit any ensemble I put together. It was always just the right fit and went with me everywhere, a loyal accompaniment.
But as time went on, I took advantage of it. Used it as a cushion on hard seats. Let the cat curl up on it during lazy afternoon naps. Slept in it on cold nights and wrapped it ‘round me while sitting on salty sand. Lazing in front of fiery flames.
And the smells and smudges of a life well-worn began to take their toll. It now mimicked a rag doll, crumpled in the corner. Its depressed drapery defeated. Neck soiled, cuffs frayed.
Now, when I lift it to my face, as I had so long ago, I inhale abuse, neglect. The fresh smell of new, now replaced with the sad, sour scent of a sorrowful soul.
My mind races; I could wash it. Fix it. I could stitch the cuffs and scrub the neck.
But the truth is, I know it’s no use.
When something is so precious, so delicate, it warrants continuous, consistent respect. A little attention, now and then, when you can find the time, won’t keep it undamaged or unscathed.
It’s too late. It’s fallen away. Irreparable. And I am left exposed.
Posted in Blogging, Creative Writing, Fiction, Inspiration, Life, Metaphors, Short Stories, Uncategorized, Writer's Block, Writers, Writing, tagged Writing on February 22, 2013| 2 Comments »
She wrote thousands of words.
And unlike most other times, it took very little effort. They flowed as quickly as her willowy fingers could scroll them over the page. She didn’t look them up or second-guess, she simply wrote and wrote and as she did, her heart pounded with euphoric anticipation.
Within minutes the story had taken on a life and turned into something she alone, never could have conjured. The characters were vivid smudges of color on the chalky paper. Each one weird, wild and wonderful. Much to her delight, they twittered, twirled and twinkled in front of her very eyes.
Descriptions were riveting and the plot, engrossing. All awakened at her fingertips and she relinquished control of what was happening.
They took over. Grew more animated, more tangible. She felt a draft as they hurried past, saw the pores of their skin, smelled the booze on their breath. Heard them swallow as they ate the food from their plates.
She reached out, wanting to touch what seemed real, but her hand was slapped away. A feeling hard to describe, covered her like a blanket of ice. Her skin erupted in fear and her heart, still pounding, skipped a beat, maybe two, in shock.
As she stared in horror, the longhand scroll she’d so relished penning, rose up off the page united, and slowly, deliberately made its way around her thin, long neck.
“This is our story.” the robust rope seethed. “You can’t force us to do anything.”
The linked words were frayed at the edges and as they tightened, the delicate skin on her neck began to burn with the friction.
“Your words are ours now. You are ours now.”
As she lay limp, breathless and seconds from lifeless, her once enraptured heart finally stopped beating as she herself, became a part of the story that was never really hers.
Kin With Your Skin
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Hazy Shades of Me 