A late summers night
A word becomes a sentence, becomes a song.
Silver limned clouds fill a gradated blue sky as night wraps its dark arms around the world. Filled with stars that glisten in the black.
Cool air invades the warm summer night as the plants, and trees, release their fragrance. It hangs heavy in the lazy breeze. Waiting for distant rains and thunder.
Fox moves quietly, snuffling the ground. Tracking rats and rabbits as it deftly skips between the shadows on the ground.
A brief flash of golden fire lights from the eyes of a passing cat. Accompanied by the street lights.
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
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Neville Hunt over 1 year ago
This is beautiful Jeff. I love the words, phrases and concepts you’ve used. ‘as night wraps it’s dark arms around the world’...fabulous! The idea of cool air invading... terrific! It’s very poetic, and atmospheric... a song indeed. I am sharing the experience. I love it.
(line 2 ‘lined’? and line 4 ‘their’?)
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Jeff Taylor over 1 year ago
Line 4 should have been their, I've changed it. Line 2 though is correct. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
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Neville Hunt over 1 year ago
I really did enjoy it. And I’ve learned a new word; thanks for that and please excuse my questioning; it’s the academic in me coming out.
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Jeff Taylor over 1 year ago
For those who don't know, I'm sure Neville has since looked up. Limned is a now redundant/archaic word meaning to illuminate or highlight. It used to be used as part of the old hand written bibles. The illumination being the art that was included as most people couldn't read.
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VerityAlways over 1 year ago
The imagery is wonderful, Jeff! And thanks for teaching a new word
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Neville Hunt over 1 year ago
And yes Jeff, you’re correct, I did look limned up.
