Random thoughts on the journey
Perhaps you heard it! (though probably not). It’s there between melody and harmony. Hidden in the rhythm and at the end of every dot. Elusive. If you look for it I doubt that you will find. Knowledge says that it exists, But it’s hidden to the mind. Experience is where it’s found, Once touched, once … Continue reading Silence
I have met people – a rare few, it must be said – who claim never to have had a ‘down day’; never to have known a depressed moment. That’s not my experience at all. Quite the contrary! It’s hard to write about depression and mental illness without running the risk of seeming morose or … Continue reading Some days and some dogs…
Grace falls like rain
Perhaps you heard it! (though probably not). It’s there between melody and harmony. Hidden in the rhythm and at the end of every dot.
And there! Like a supernova – dazzling, bright, and unexpected. A deliberate turn, a coquettish grin. An almost imperceptible subtle focus. And I saw in those eyes, in a heartbeat, all my tomorrows.
When words have wings
We stand because we care, not because we may win.
Truth is often that small.
(Silence gives consent) I opened my mouth to speak, Like so many times before. Words formed in my head But nothing came out. Like the chrysalis' struggle to be free To take flight on gossamer wings Only to be taken by a blackbird On thieving wing. And I thought... How many times? How many times … Continue reading Qui tacet consentire videtur
Strange shadows folding, drifting on a chilled blanket.As if it ever was thus. Emotions folding, too. Swaying. Sometimes almost imperceptible. At other times, like a torrent, paralysing the will. It is only for a time; for a season. As the first buds of spring build to a crescendo of colour, this mist will rise. And … Continue reading Once the fog is gone.
Paul Russell: Musings 