Silence And the Word
“She cried for a long time, alone in the woods. She wanted to just lie down there, just give up poetry entirely. She did lie down, pressing her face into the dirt. She was so tired, and she had paper but no pencil, and she wasn’t sure she had ever really been a poet anyway.
As she lay there, the wind came whistling down through the trees. It slipped its way between the branches, and ruffled her tangled hair. The world was silent, except for the wind, and for just a second, she thought she coul...d almost hear a poem being whispered. She sat up, wanting to hear what it said, but the wind disappeared.
The poet took a deep breath, and then got up again. She kept walking, and when she couldn’t walk, she crawled.
She wasn’t sure if she was still on the road…but she kept going.
19.
The trees became less thickly packed, and she walked faster, eager now. She could see sunlight ahead, streaming down into what must be an empty space. She started running, and burst into a clearing, empty except for one tall tree.MoreLess
As she lay there, the wind came whistling down through the trees. It slipped its way between the branches, and ruffled her tangled hair. The world was silent, except for the wind, and for just a second, she thought she coul...d almost hear a poem being whispered. She sat up, wanting to hear what it said, but the wind disappeared.
The poet took a deep breath, and then got up again. She kept walking, and when she couldn’t walk, she crawled.
She wasn’t sure if she was still on the road…but she kept going.
19.
The trees became less thickly packed, and she walked faster, eager now. She could see sunlight ahead, streaming down into what must be an empty space. She started running, and burst into a clearing, empty except for one tall tree.MoreLess
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