Author: A.Savin, WikiCommons
Image: Gazing into nothing (here)
"on this day without a date,
on a back street, dusky” – Charles Simic, from ‘My Friend Someone’
On this day without a date, time came to a stop. The world stood still. In a quiet room, on a back street, dusky and dimly lit, a lone figure, gazed up at the sky. Darkness ruled, he was lost in thoughts.
Time appeared to have lost all meaning. The world around him had faded into a blur of indistinct shapes and sounds. He was lost in his own thoughts, grappling with the mysteries of life.
On this day, he found solace however in the silence of the night, where the only sound was the beating of his own heart.
As the hours ticked by, the world around him remained unchanged, but yet he learned. The revelations experienced in the quiet moments had him in deep thoughts. He found a sense of purpose and meaning that extended across the boundaries of time and space.(144 words)
Lisa at d'Verse - Prosery charles-simic-finding-our-pack/
Really deep!
ReplyDeleteHank, nice to read you tonight! Was this all coming from that little monkey, lost in deep thought on life and the world around him? I wouldn't doubt it. :)
ReplyDeleteYou describe the stillness very well. I remember my mentor saying that a lot of people talk to God, but how many stop to listen to what God has to say.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you broke up the prompt lines, Hank, and the way you described the feeling of time appearing to have lost all meaning in: ‘The world around him had faded into a blur of indistinct shapes and sounds’.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sense of peace in this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWell done, Hank ~ well done.
ReplyDeleteA nice write, Hank. We need to have one of those situations on a switch, ON or OFF. I like your monkey too.
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Excellent, Jim. So serene.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
Luv the depth of solitude in this prose Hank.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog.
Much💖love