Free Write For 9/2/09 - star shine

“He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.”

William Blake

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Thirty four years ago we drove in his little yellow (lemon?) Toyota Corona to a place out east of Bend, Oregon; toward the tiny town of Brothers. We pulled off to the side of the road and sat there without any man made lighting, looked at the planets, the constellations, the blanket of stars like diamonds sparkling on a length of black velvet. We listened to the coyotes calling to each other. We sat there listening, watching, saying nothing, not even touching. It was enough that we were in the same place in that one moment. It was a warm summer night and we rolled down the windows and we each stuck our head out to hear the desert sounds, to watch the moon transit, to feel our hearts begin to beat as one. He trusted me enough to take part in one of his solitary sojourns. He invited me into his world. It is good to be able to be with a person without having to fill the perceived silence with chatter. I felt so connected to him, to the world, to the universe, to God. We drove back in silence; not wanting to spoil our perfect peace. I still treasure his ability to just sit and be still.

© Sue Barton 2009

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Prompts for September 2, 2009

write about "love lost" or "love found"
do NOT use the following words: love, hope, kiss, or forever
answer the question of where
even if the piece is fiction, reveal something true about yourself
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Comments: 16

Deb J. Sep 2, 2009, 10:11am EDT

Thanks Susan...I am going to be getting back with you!

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d d. Sep 2, 2009, 12:17pm EDT

beautiful and peaceful.

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Barbara H. Sep 2, 2009, 1:18pm EDT

Perfect, peaceful post!

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Susan Budig Sep 9, 2009, 2:01am EDT

Oh my word, this is beautiful! You might expand on it to develop a slower pace and bring us to the same spot in the desert with a little more suspense.

Thanks for writing to the prompt at Writing Essentials.

Susan B. Sep 9, 2009, 3:07pm EDT

Thanks - after posting this last week I took my shears to it and turned it into a poem - now I'll see what I can do to turn it into a story with this week's prompts included :)

Susan Budig Sep 11, 2009, 1:32am EDT

What a word-recycler! :-)

Susan B. Sep 11, 2009, 6:09am EDT

thanks (Blushing) - sometimes it's the third or fourth re-arrangement that brings the most truth to the words :)

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Len Maxwell Sep 9, 2009, 1:06pm EDT

In the early fifties I spent most of my summers on a farm in Haines, a small town about 150 miles East of Brothers. I know the area well and can picture everything you said. Thank you for the retrospective. Well written.