Writers’ Retreat off Inspiration Lane Apologies to John Lennon and “Lucy” Picture some writers in boats on a vast lake, the waves have gone gentle, the water like glass. Then there before them, the sun’s close to setting: a darkness descends before they can reach shore. There’s a longing inside them that is urging them to rise up and make their boats wobble and turn upside down. Where is she or where is he, the joy they have been calling? The black night’s turned silent and still there’re no names. But suddenly before them, a bright thing is swimming, leading them onward—the moon and its shimmering hair. Copyright 2022 by Lyman Grant
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Lyman Grant lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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This is a lovely start to the 30 for 30.
“the moon and its shimmering hair” — a lovely image!
I enjoyed the last line.
Funny, I thought of “Lucy in the Sky…” when I was thinking of the prompt! Well done!
Oh writers. If it isn’t Narcissus it’s the Lorelei. (And yes, what a cool closing image, of the swimming moon with its shimmering hair!)