Each morning I write, sometimes days based on word prompts, picture prompts on other days. Here’s the picture and the piece I wrote in the last ten minutes:
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Show me a rhythm and love me a dance, he said to her, his feathers ruffled against the cold breeze.
Now why did he say that? He had forgotten sensation in the time he had spent away from the human world, which could be an year, an aeon, or a few seconds in the silly vocabulary they use to measure the immeasurable, which is a point, after all, a line, a circle, a sphere, a spring all at the same time.
They sat suspended between times, between worlds, and it is this that intrigued him, that he could feel it all–how cold it was outside the cave, the softness of her skin embedded on her soul, the taste of her last meal of asparagus and wine, just before she left her world in his arms, this famous singer-dancer-entertainer.
He sensed it all, but could not decide if he liked it. He had moved so far away from like and dislike, from the polarities of that world.
But there was nothing for it, he had to wait before the gates opened again, and in this wilderness between worlds, this cave was all he could manage. Not much harm in letting the sensations take him for this breath of time, and then he would carry her to the gates, and return to pick up his next charge.
But that is not what happened.
The singer-dancer-entertainer woke up in her home, a few seconds later, coughing up wine, startling her guests who had begun to mourn her.
He found himself in the dark, reduced to a dot of existence, a cellular tissue of awareness. A mistake. All angels knew feeling was a mistake, they’re not supposed to feel, just be.
Now he must be born into this human world. Must learn, through pain and sensation, to rise above both. He must remember.
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If you’re intrigued by this story, look up A to Z stories of Life and Death,my ebook of short stories just like this one. Many thanks to Rachel Morgan and Alex J Cavanaugh for featuring this book on their blogs. I’m overwhelmed by the generosity of the blogging community, and would like to thank all those who visit my blog and cheer me on. Writing is sometimes a hard, lonely job, and I’m happy that other than the satisfaction that comes from the process of writing, I’m fortunate enough to be given so much love.
Wish I had your imagination!
As usual, you can transport me to other places – this time, another realm – with so few words. You’ve shown this angel’s impatience with himself for not expecting the unexpected.
I like that one. Very nice.
I see in this a lesson not to be swept away by mere feelings without the backbone of truth! Awesome piece!
In the mystic realm of the writer and the poet are many magical doors. You have truly found your realm. What I just read is simply beautiful. God-Speed 🙂
Golly, Damyanti, you must write quicker than I can read. How do you do it? Such creativity is completely beyond my powers of imagination. As usual precise and powerful — well done you!