Here's a sample of that "vague and poetic" prose I told you all about.
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You step out of the car and breath in. Fresh air. Finally, some fresh air. Finally, some time. You breath out.
You walk toward the glittering pond and admire the sparkles that dance when tiny waves meet sunshine. Two ducks, a male and a female, cruise together side by side, peacefully, taking their time, quietly enjoying each other’s company. A soft breeze brushes your cheek, caressing your face. In solitude, you are not alone.
In a fit of spontaneity, you remove your shoes, sit on a large rock by the edge of the pond and dip your bare feet into the cool water. A relaxed exhale, not quite a sigh, and too happy to be a moan, escapes your throat. You splash a little and the clear sound of the water and the way you can feel the coolness rush over your foot makes you laugh quietly to yourself. You let your smile turn upward, toward the bright sun. Your head tilted back, you let your skin take in the warmth, and it spreads throughout you, warming you right down to your soul.
After a long and thoughtful sit, you get up, put your shoes back on, and begin to walk. You aren’t really paying attention to where you’re going, but you find yourself at the top of a hill and finally you look around. You’re suddenly in awe at the vastness of the world around you. You turn in a circle. In 360 degrees, you just saw countless buildings and even more multiple-shades-of-green treetops. Then you lift your head once more and the hugeness of the sky seems to engulf you. It is larger than life. How did you never fully notice this unfathomable expanse of blue before?
You sit in the soft glass and are suddenly overwhelmed by the beauty around you. With a choking gasp for air, you begin to sob. Yet you find that through your heavy tears, you are smiling bigger than you’ve smiled in a long time. Your heart lifts; it seems to be shedding the burdens that have been weighing you down. Like your tears, your problems fall to the welcoming earth, which graciously absorbs all you pour into it.
An eagle, seemingly weightless, glides through the sky without needing to flap its wings. You watch it in silence and are greatly comforted. You know that there is hope. You know that you’re not alone. You breath in fresh air. You lean back. You feel the sun, the breeze, the warmth. You smile.
You walk toward the glittering pond and admire the sparkles that dance when tiny waves meet sunshine. Two ducks, a male and a female, cruise together side by side, peacefully, taking their time, quietly enjoying each other’s company. A soft breeze brushes your cheek, caressing your face. In solitude, you are not alone.
In a fit of spontaneity, you remove your shoes, sit on a large rock by the edge of the pond and dip your bare feet into the cool water. A relaxed exhale, not quite a sigh, and too happy to be a moan, escapes your throat. You splash a little and the clear sound of the water and the way you can feel the coolness rush over your foot makes you laugh quietly to yourself. You let your smile turn upward, toward the bright sun. Your head tilted back, you let your skin take in the warmth, and it spreads throughout you, warming you right down to your soul.
After a long and thoughtful sit, you get up, put your shoes back on, and begin to walk. You aren’t really paying attention to where you’re going, but you find yourself at the top of a hill and finally you look around. You’re suddenly in awe at the vastness of the world around you. You turn in a circle. In 360 degrees, you just saw countless buildings and even more multiple-shades-of-green treetops. Then you lift your head once more and the hugeness of the sky seems to engulf you. It is larger than life. How did you never fully notice this unfathomable expanse of blue before?
You sit in the soft glass and are suddenly overwhelmed by the beauty around you. With a choking gasp for air, you begin to sob. Yet you find that through your heavy tears, you are smiling bigger than you’ve smiled in a long time. Your heart lifts; it seems to be shedding the burdens that have been weighing you down. Like your tears, your problems fall to the welcoming earth, which graciously absorbs all you pour into it.
An eagle, seemingly weightless, glides through the sky without needing to flap its wings. You watch it in silence and are greatly comforted. You know that there is hope. You know that you’re not alone. You breath in fresh air. You lean back. You feel the sun, the breeze, the warmth. You smile.
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