“youthful laughter skipping down the lonesome river on a gentle and vanishing autumn breeze“. I love it Ryan! Also, I ordered a copy of the book “the man who wasn’t there”. The human sense of self is intriguing to me. I always look forward to reading your next writing. ✌️
Thanks, Jean! Sometimes you have to write an entire piece to get to the one really good line. I hope you enjoy Ananthaswamy's book. It's a fascinating topic and he write well.
This gave me shivers. I could feel myself in the scene. The sylvan glen invokes such a clear image for me. I almost wish we were staying in Washington on the off-chance of meeting you. Perhaps you’ll have a book signing in Arizona in the future !
We currently live in Silverdale but moving into our new home in Arizona (about an hour south of Tucson) at the end of June. I will look forward to meeting you, too!
Thanks, Mom. Stumbled on 'wintle' reading a Burns poem ("Halloween," I think) on a Scotland trip and had to look it up, too. Hope you're having a lovely summer in California. It just hit here.
I love it! It sounds like old times when there were dwarfs and druids and knights and fairies in the world!
I think they’re still around but just hiding. ;) Thanks, Amanda.
“youthful laughter skipping down the lonesome river on a gentle and vanishing autumn breeze“. I love it Ryan! Also, I ordered a copy of the book “the man who wasn’t there”. The human sense of self is intriguing to me. I always look forward to reading your next writing. ✌️
Thanks, Jean! Sometimes you have to write an entire piece to get to the one really good line. I hope you enjoy Ananthaswamy's book. It's a fascinating topic and he write well.
I love the story, you should have just kept on writing ,and turned it into a book ..
I may yet do that. Had to stop to mow the lawn again. ;)
such an evocative scene. i'd love to read more of this bittersweet story if you decide to explore further! i'm already intrigued by the prologue...
I’d like to know about his life now as well. May explore further. Perhaps start with an object sacred to him beyond the tree. ;)
yes! :-) now i'm curious what that might be...
Charming. wistful tale!
Thanks, Myrna.
This gave me shivers. I could feel myself in the scene. The sylvan glen invokes such a clear image for me. I almost wish we were staying in Washington on the off-chance of meeting you. Perhaps you’ll have a book signing in Arizona in the future !
Very kind of you, Susan. Thanks. I hope to meet you, too. Whereabouts are you in Arizona? I hope a signing does bring me around.
We currently live in Silverdale but moving into our new home in Arizona (about an hour south of Tucson) at the end of June. I will look forward to meeting you, too!
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Love this. I want as eloquent as you someday.
Thanks, Deanne. I appreciate the comment. ;)
It would help if I would have written it correctly. It should say I want to write as eloquently as you someday. Thanks
I understood it perfectly. Typing comments is like chatting not writing.
Evocative piece. Had to look up definition of 'wintles'.
Thanks, Mom. Stumbled on 'wintle' reading a Burns poem ("Halloween," I think) on a Scotland trip and had to look it up, too. Hope you're having a lovely summer in California. It just hit here.