Meditation

Cherry

By onemorething

Sat, 14 Mar 2020
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10 comments
 

In meadows of the caresses of seagrass,

I rest, and thoughts may sway as green ribbons,

washed in the momentum of the motions

of brine. Here are ships of notions

that dock and then depart 

with new cargoes of nothing. 

And fronded fantasies of sea dragons 

who blend the brightness of their souls

into the darkness of kelp forests, 

whose dreams drift to pink plumes

of unwitting shrimp. Memories emerge;

some blue devils, others - blizzards 

of the minutiae of zooplankton,

all caught in their own flow and shift. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-567085844/new-recording-2-m4a-meditation

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

what an amazing scene you've created with words onemorething. I felt the shifting motion of movement in this meditation and you definitely took me there.

Thank you for the read.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh thanks Jenny! That's kind. I think it's more hopeful than anything, my attempts at meditation are not nearly as peaceful yet! Thanks for reading it. :)

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is wonderful onemore. I can't remember if I've hassled you yet about putting a recording on our soundcloud page (or yours if you have one)? But this would be a good place to start, and perhaps you could be our ABCTales official meditation person, and write one each day till we're all less stressed? smiley

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you. Am very happy that you liked it. No, you haven't, but you appear to be giving that a try now and I have buckled, so here you go. I find this mildly terrifying so I might hastily delete and retreat, and am not sure my dulcet tones are particularly soothing! 
This is the link. I have no idea how to make it so that you can just click on it. (Oh, it works!)
https://soundcloud.com/user-567085844/new-recording-2-m4a-meditation

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

That's brilliant - thank you so much - you did it beautifully. Don't even think about removing it!

Perhaps you could put the link at the beginning or the end of the piece itself so it's readily accessible to others? I can't understand why you escaped our hassling before - maybe you weren't around at the time - anyway, thanks again!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh. My intention was to deliberately hide it in the comments. :)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Another feather in your cap, Rachel. Not only you are a magnificent poet, your dulcet tones are captivating. Brava.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh thanks Luigi, what a charming thing to say. I haven't ever read one of my poems to anyone before, well, apart from myself to check it reads the way I want it to. It's a bit scary. And also the adverts on soundcloud have already upset me with their hideousness. Still, never mind, am very pleased you liked it and thanks again for you lovely comment. x

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

You have a beautiful gentle reading voice Rachel, one you should feel very proud of.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Ahhh, thanks Jenny. x