She cracked the spine
and reflected upon
its glaring whiteness
with accelerated pulse,
intruder in paradise.
*
Frowning, she discarded
several nibs, stuttering
chicken scratch on
hotel stationery before
selecting an instrument
suited to her purpose,
ink which swelled
like forever tides on a shore
of sea-spun glass.
*
Pen paused over paper,
footfall unwilling to mar
the perfection of powdered sugar,
undisturbed beach
sweet in its virginal rest.
*
But her story begged,
cajoled,
dictated an ending –
and she began in a tremble
to add the denouement
*
with strokes grown firm
as words poured, splashed,
filled page
after page
after page,
deliberately crossed t’s
and dotted i’s lapping,
emboldened tidal waves,
characters
and plots and twists
painting her legacy
on sandy canvas.
*
And still she wrote,
late into the night,
knowing that every error
could be edited out,
every encounter
re-worked to melt
seamlessly, sunset into sea,
a story only she
could write.
*
And she wrote.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
May she be able to continue to write for a long, long time to come!
🙂 Thanks, Heidi. May you write with abandon and freedom into the new year and beyond!
the gift you have for spinning metaphors and allegorical reading feasts should never have a want for paper and pen! You always possess the heart!
And you are gifted with the encouraging words! Thanks, Debbie! Happy New Year to you!
And so she does! But I haven’t ever been brave enough to crack the spine of a book 😦
I haven’t either – I’ll have to do it with ‘her’ metaphorically, I suppose – I always try to keep my books looking as new as possible, to tell the truth. 😀
WOWZA! Yes, may we Daughters write with wild abandon this year–exorcize the lingering bad and let HIM spin the rest to silver and gold for HIS glory.
The ending is already written as a complete heroic overthrow of all that is evil – so I wonder what the middle should look like?? Here’s to picking up the pen…
You have such a vivid imagination and are never sort of inspiration. This was a lovely change, and perhaps one we can all relate to.
I need reminders that the story I am writing is one I have some influence over – I have choices. May we all write into this new year things we can look back on with pride and dignity!
Oh – and her writing is so alive and captivating!
🙂 I will ingest that one down to my toes and enjoy it for breakfast!! Thank you…