We sit cross-legged on the scatter rug and listen to the rain peck at the windows. The water fractures itself against the screen and it draws patterns I want to trace with my fingers. We have a box of candles on the kitchen table, for when the dark comes back inside. She leans into me whenever the rain turns loud, and her face is solemn and so still. Outside, the wind carves itself into the hickory trees. She canβt hear me offer up comfort, so I lean back into her. We listen. We wait.
This is so beautifully written, Steven. It was as though I could reach out and touch the screen and feel “her” solemnness and fear, and your comfort.
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Thanks so much, Mary. We’re experiencing Florence this weekend, though we’re not in her direct path. Still, lots of rain and wind. We’re holding our breaths.
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I detected that in your writing piece. π My youngest son and daughter-in-law are in Virginia, and they’re experiencing Florence, too, and says the same…lots of wind and rain. Stay safe.
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Thank you…I hope they keep safe and dry.
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sending protection and light to you and yours, and always love. awesome write π
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Thank you, Trish. A lot of rain and wind, but nothing serious. π
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You paint such vivid pictures with your words.
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Thank you. π
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You paint such beautiful pictures with your words, Steven. I love the imagery.
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Thank you, Diana. π
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Beautiful!
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Thank you. π
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Most welcome
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You are welcome
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Thanks for this share which inspired my short comfort moments.ππ
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You’re welcome. π
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Short, potent but the mental imagery lingers, the words yet soulful.
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Thank you kindly. π
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Just beautiful, Steven. I could hear the rain on the window. —- Suzanne
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Thank you, Suzanne!
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