Saturday, September 10, 2011

still

there was such a stillness about this place

i painted the scene over and over in my mind
holding the moment
like a small brush
until the painting
was done
and i too
was still

at

16 comments:

  1. RuthSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    So brilliant, Steven. The observer as painter, participant.

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  2. PaulineSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    the best kind of meditation

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  3. ElisabethSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Under that carpet of green lies a bed of dark water and still more stillness. Thanks, Steven.

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  4. hopeSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    People often think of Blue as the color of calm and tranquility.

    I always think of green. This is perfect!

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  5. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    ruth - so much passes through the experiencing of a moment. is it that some moments are fuller than others or that i can perceive more in some moments than others. steven

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  6. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    pauline - the best! steven

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  7. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    elisabeth - it's interesting to me that you should say that. i had in my mind the words to describe the deep green depths of this place but i wondered if that might draw the reader away from the outer skin. but it's there. for sure it's there. steven

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  8. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    hope - i find the green of summer, the plants that fill this house, each places of calm and quiet! steven

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  9. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Stillness is my favourite feeling Steven - not always easy to find.

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  10. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    hello weaver - it's one of mine and would likely be my favourite if (as you point out) it were easier to find. steven

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  11. Linda SueSeptember 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I do get the serenity of this, the peace and stillness. the beauty...still water, green - mosquito larvae do thrive!unfortunately that's the first thing that came to mind because that is how literal I am today...they always find stillness and then mess it up.

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  12. erinSeptember 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    one of the most beautiful images ever. truly. all of it. i feel calm here.

    xo
    erin

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  13. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    linda sue - oh probably - i even wondered about cayman crocs released by someone who couldn't manage their size, and water moccasins, poison dart frogs, wolves sneaking up from behind, black widow spiders and then i let all of that go. lovely stillness was all mine and everything else around me. steven

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  14. stevenSeptember 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    erin - how cool is that! steven

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  15. SusannahSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Beautiful. :-)

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  16. Tess KincaidSeptember 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    I love this place, too. Beautiful.

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