Hello, beautiful readers! For this week's dVerse's Prosery: Ada Limon, Merril D Smith invites us to use the quote below in our prosery. The quote comes from US Poet Laureate Ada Limon's poem, "The Magnificent Frigatebird." Here is the quote:
"I have no skills for flight or wings
to skim the waves effortlessly, like the wind itself."
We must use the words in the quote in that order. We can add punctuation, but we cannot insert words. It must be in the form of prose, not poetry.
Right now, I am in the middle of renovating parts of my home, and having all my things in places they don't belong is challenging my inner peace. So, when I read that quote, my mind went in the following direction.
There are moments in life where the world just feels heavy, where small snippets of scenarios accumulate into tidal waves of trepidation. It is moments like these that I just want to fly away and escape my life, but I have no skills for flight or wings. To skim the waves effortlessly, like the wind itself, is the next best option. I must avoid diving deep into darkness and prevent the weight of the world from pressing against me. I will choose to hover above the chaos, acknowledging its existence but not allowing it to seep into my pores. I will rise above the mayhem for I am the navigator of my journey.
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I think your words speak to many of us at this time--even if we are not in the midst of renovations, Yvette! Hovering above the chaos seems like a good plan.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Merril! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
DeleteI too choose to float, Yvette. I love moving in water, and your Prosery spoke to me. I agree about the world feeling heavy, and what a great alliterative phrase, ‘tidal waves of trepidation’.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Kim! :-)
DeleteA lovely piece, Yvette. Robbie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robbie! I appreciate your visit. :-)
DeleteThat emotion of being overburdened is something that I have felt many times.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't easy, Bjorn! Thanks for sharing. :-)
DeleteVery relatable, Yvette. :D
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you visiting, Carol! :-)
DeleteAnd you are the captain of your mindset. Yvette how lovely you incorporated the required words into your present prose narrative. Smoothly. I loved reading this. Thank you. Blessings. Xo, Selma.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Selma! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteI agree with Merril, Yvette - you have created a paradigm for the current dark times...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Andrew! I try to focus only on my circle of control, but sometimes it isn't easy, especially with so much happening every day in this country. I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteCheers to the navigators Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephen! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)
DeleteLove this and at times all we can do is float. Xo
ReplyDeleteVery true, Denise! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteI love how you punctuated the quote to arrive at a way forward, wonderful write Yvette
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! I appreciate you visiting. :-)
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