The rain hushing softly
Are you picking up where my heart left off
Yet not beating
Gentler, please we are
So the petals of the rosebud don't bruise
And the wings of the hummingbird won't tire
The last of a generation
Sings a forgotten song to furry ears
So familiar
But my lips cannot find the words
For this minute, I am quiet
Stirring, stirring
There is no recipe
When life becomes nothing more but onions steaming
Forget your questions for a moment
All too soon they'll return
No longer can I write in rigid lines
They grow akin to raindrops
Here and there
Hushing, hushing
This is almost exactly how it ended up in my journal (do you see your influence, Cearra? Forgive me for seeming to imitate... but it could take no other format.)
Speaking of which, my journal! I bought a new journal at Borders, finally. After muddling and musing and giving up, on my way out... I spotted it. It's not pretty to look at, or perfectly lined, but it is mine. Big, black and unlined. Because one cannot ramble in small spaces.
Oh I love it. Very beautiful. And no I do not mind, I hope and live to inspire if only in the smallest of increments.
ReplyDeleteI actually believe it or not almost bought you a journal. In Winthrop I visited their bookstore and they had lots of Paperblanks journals. There was one that was called Zen- Pictures of an Awakened Mind. I thought of you, even though I don't know you very well it made me want to buy it for you. It was black mostly and had calligraphy. You should Google it. It might steal your heart away.
First thought: That is incredibly kind of you. Simply the thought that you almost did is enough, thank you!
ReplyDeleteSecond thought: Winthrop has a nice bookstore? Of all places... but I guess we only saw a very small bit of it when we stopped there. The loud, rednecks chomping burgers bit.
And I did Google it... although the picture was small I agree, it just might steal my heart away.
Hahahahahaha. Winthrop is a funny town. They actually have some pretty awesome shops. They had a nice art gallery too! I was surprised. I was taken with most everything excepting the watercolors, I didn't care for them too much.
ReplyDeleteBut chya, those burgerchompingrednecks were a tad irritating though I didn't see too many.
And yay!! I am glad that I felt correctly about it!! It has really cool binding.