Although it kills me, not being able to go back and edit, I'm joining The Gypsy Mama once again for her Five Minute Friday writing prompt: Vivid.
Start:
The shopping mall felt sad. I picked through the racks of
leftover clothing, finding only gray and black. I noticed the absence of busy
shoppers, decked in festive clothing and jingle bells. I missed the songs of
snowmen and reindeer, angels and hallelujah. January felt cold and gray.
It snowed last night. Today I look out y window at blue sky,
clumps of white hanging heavy from evergereen branches. Chunks of venison
simmer atop my stove in Madeira, onion, and bay leaf and thyme. The frangrance
fills my home. I cranked the Pandora station loud on the TV downstairs. I hear,
“Holy, holy, holy. The whole earth is filled with your glory.” On a day like
today, when colors and smells and sounds are vivid, I hear the truth in these
words.
But we see through a mirror dimly, scripture says. And I
know that the brilliance and beauty of this January day will one day seem gray
compared to what will be. Colors and scents and sounds will be vivid and alive
when angels and stars join the song of hallelujah.
Stop.
15 comments:
Beautiful post. Love the way it is worded and moved me.
You wrote this in only 5?? Beautifully vivid, Nancy. I just loved it. Have a great weekend, friend.
Wonderful post. I can imagine how vivid life will be in heaven someday, too. What a lovely thought!
OK, I'm standing up in defense of January. I love January (probably because it's my birthday month, but I love it nonetheless).
Oh, sure. You leave in TEXAS, for crying out loud, where it never gets cold! :)
BTW--Did your comment the other day mean that you wanted to write a guest post for me? Please? Please?
And when's your birthday? Tell me, or I'll wish you Happy Birthday every day for the entire rest of the month of January. :)
I really enjoyed this 5-minute write, Nancy....words make paintings.
Nancy, I like it. I feel it, even without the edits. :)
Beautiful! I felt like I was there. 5 minutes?...show off!
Beautiful words. I could visualize it completely!
This is REALLY good Nancy! Vivid just didn't work for me today, so I didn't participate in 5 minute Friday...so glad you did, you painted a great word picture.
Ah, you're great even without the editing.
You filled the five with such detail. And now I'm hungry for that stew. :)
i like the free write! you captured an essence of "through a glass, darkly," and the hope of glory to come.
Okay I know this isn't funny, but your deep and thick devotion to all things December makes me giggle. I do know what you're saying though. I wish I had snow here, instead it's fog. Ew.
You're pretty good at the free write thing. Maybe you should keep it up?
No need to edit Nancy - this is wonderful.
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