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Whitespace without words

January 5, 2013 by chrisbkm

I let the writing go. And it does. Then I wonder where it’s gone and go looking.

Stopping to clean snow from my glasses I stand for a long time. Spaced out. Half thoughts, distant crow song and things I want to remember come and go. Across the bay the island is a pale stain between the frozen lake and blank sky. Head down, pushing forward I feel the reel to reel unwinding of 16mm film. Black and white world through rapidly blinking eyes. My life walking in snowstorms. Still images projected onto a painted brick wall. Whitespace without words. A kid in a snowsuit waving at the future.

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Posted in Life, Poetry | Tagged creative writing, dreams, landscape, nature, snowstorm, walking, winter, writing | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on January 5, 2013 at 4:55 pm | Reply Paul

Loved this!
on January 5, 2013 at 4:57 pm | Reply ShimonZ

beautiful lines
on January 5, 2013 at 5:00 pm | Reply smilecalm

Sweet. May you stay young and fresh.
on January 5, 2013 at 6:15 pm | Reply ltownsdin

I like the image of going looking for the writing and the reel to reel and rapidly blinking eyes. Great images.
on January 11, 2013 at 8:47 am | Reply Virgilio Gavia

love the writing.
- on January 11, 2013 at 1:57 pm | Reply chrisbkm
  
  Thank you.
on January 12, 2013 at 6:14 pm | Reply Daniela

Love it … ‘kid in a snowsuit …’ – wonderful image -:)!
- on January 21, 2013 at 9:33 pm | Reply chrisbkm
  
  Thanks Daniela! I hope that all is well. Qiquan just pointed me to a lovely piece of his writing. It happened to be dedicated to you! Well deserved for sure.
on January 13, 2013 at 7:02 am | Reply ODDZNNS

You have a way with words. When you started, “I let the writing go. And it does.” I thought it had disappeared. And then of course, your words led you and led me wandering. My how well you painted that landscape of white.
I’m sitting enveloped in tropical dampness here. Thank you for the interlude today.
on January 21, 2013 at 8:28 pm | Reply qiquan

I love the first line.
Just to share with you some similar thoughts of mine.
http://riveroftheheartblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/%E3%80%8A%E5%AD%97%E9%87%8C%E8%A1%8C%E9%97%B4%E3%80%8Bthe-spaces/

Hope the link works since it contains the Chinese character.
kc
- on January 21, 2013 at 9:31 pm | Reply chrisbkm
  
  Thanks kc! The link works fine… and the writing beautiful. Very nice that you dedicated it to Daniela -she is indeed an inspiration.