I'm going to stay alone, without songs nor skin,
as in a tunnel, where the very silence goes crazy and kills itself
- - - -
The forest is crowded. It comes as a shock to her that the birdsong is swallowed by chatter and laughter-- she had not expected it to be so loud here. But there must be quiet spots to be found, with enough patience. With this thought she steps further into the forest, heedless of what danger might lurk in its depths.
She pushes deeper and deeper until the shadows grow thick and a religious sort of hush settles over the landscape. There is a certain sanctity to the space that old trees inhabit, a knowing calm that can never really be understood- but it can at least be grasped at in the pause between inhale and exhale.
In a clearing riddled with leaves, where the sun breaks its way through in hazy rays of light, the silver bay stands with her eyes closed and she breathes. Time was never hers to catch and to hold, but she can and does extend the precious moments she has, diving deep into the stillness between heartbeats.
On the outside, it looks as though she is at peace.
- - - - -
N O R T H
as in a tunnel, where the very silence goes crazy and kills itself
- - - -
The forest is crowded. It comes as a shock to her that the birdsong is swallowed by chatter and laughter-- she had not expected it to be so loud here. But there must be quiet spots to be found, with enough patience. With this thought she steps further into the forest, heedless of what danger might lurk in its depths.
She pushes deeper and deeper until the shadows grow thick and a religious sort of hush settles over the landscape. There is a certain sanctity to the space that old trees inhabit, a knowing calm that can never really be understood- but it can at least be grasped at in the pause between inhale and exhale.
In a clearing riddled with leaves, where the sun breaks its way through in hazy rays of light, the silver bay stands with her eyes closed and she breathes. Time was never hers to catch and to hold, but she can and does extend the precious moments she has, diving deep into the stillness between heartbeats.
On the outside, it looks as though she is at peace.
- - - - -
N O R T H