Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Aviatrix

I envy her, high above foamy spindrift clouds. Carried aloft on unseen salt-spun wings, she turns her face into the wind, and soars.  

Storms brew.  Sun follows stars.  A million moments fly and time threatens her with unkindness.  Weathers wood, aging her brightly-painted carved white pine to gray.  And yet, she is timeless. Untouched by the stones of worry and regret that keep me bound to mortal earthly soil. 

I envy her.

And she soars.

 

This week’s prompt was to use the third definition of the word fly. Picture sourced from the net.

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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    Freedom, so worthy of envy. Loved 'foamy spindrift clouds' and 'stones of worry' because that is what they are, stones, weighing us done.

    Lovely Valerie, as always.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    well chosen words for a magnificent expression

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  3. renae July 9, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    Oh (hug) back at cha, girlfriend, back at cha! Have a tremendous day! I hope to anyway. :D

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  4. Our Neck of the WoodsJuly 9, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    Beautiful! Love the imagery of "foamy spindrift clouds." Great job on this one! :)

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  5. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    arrrr .. tis what carried sailors thoughts on a windless night .. the beauty steering them homeward

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  6. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmJuly 9, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Imagine the freedom! Beautiful.

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    1. Valerie BoersmaJuly 10, 2013 at 8:50 AM

      Agreed, Lisa! What a wonderful thought! Thanks:)

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  7. Buttons ThoughtsJuly 9, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    Oh now I envy her too:) Great writing. B

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  8. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    I really like this. Everything about this is good.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    This is just beautiful. I'd envy that freedom, too, without worry or regret. I can't pick out my favorite line or description because I like all of it.

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  10. Maggie GraceJuly 10, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Yes, to fly free from earthly burdens. Beautiful write!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    This was really nice. I liked how the million moments fly. The image is really beautiful, and such a nice adjunct to the writing.

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  12. kymmJuly 10, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Oh, I love the spindrift clouds and the way it plays with the salt-spun wings.

    I feel like somehow we were on the same wavelength, but a different bat-time, maybe?

    This sort of puffs and blows like wind in a sail.

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  13. SuzanneJuly 10, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    "Untouched by the stones of worry and regret that keep me bound to mortal earthly soil." – that line is absolutely gorgeous Valerie! Well done!

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  14. SaraJuly 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    You amaze me with your gift for writing such full and beautiful scenes in so few words. As always, your descriptions are delightful -- "foamy spindrift clouds,
    unseen salt-spun wings, a million moments fly -- are just a few examples.

    I love your new site, Pirate Woman:~)

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  15. Melissa AmateisJuly 10, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    Wonderful, as usual, Valerie!

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  16. renae July 10, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    hello, just dropped by to say "hi". So, ... hi ! :D

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  17. brudbergJuly 11, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    Lovely written .. I adore your alliterations that put strength to your poetic prose. :-)

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  18. AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 6:23 AM

    Love this!

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  19. UnknownJuly 11, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    This is absolutely lovely, every phrase, each image, each perfectly chosen word. Delicious.

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  20. lumdog2012July 11, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    This is just beautiful. While you use the word envy, I think admiration shines through your piece. And, (I should add), I admire your work in the same way.

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  21. stephJuly 11, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    I envy her too, and she soars - just like your writing! Lovely as always..

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  22. AnonymousJuly 13, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    As I read this, I could help but get the sculpture "Nike of Samothrace" out of my head. It is one of my favorite pieces since it seems to embody movement and freedom. Another lovely story Valerie!

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