a moment – all there is between
one breath and the next. respirated,
flowing between, around and amidst us.
spooled by time into something tangible;
knitted into thoughts we can touch,
shape into memories. imprinted. in the
steady passing of seconds – tick tock.
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It’s Six Word Fridays again – go have some six-word fun at Making Things Up.
18 Responses to “six word fridays: seconds”
Molly@Postcards from a Peaceful Divorce
Wow, I love the abstraction here. It’s a microanalysis of life. I also love the images of flow, spooling, knitting, imprinting. Very beautiful!
melgallant
Thanks Molly. This entry just spilled out of me. It doesn’t always go that way.
ayala
Mel, this is just beautiful!
melgallant
Thanks Ayala! 😀
seekingzeal
Nice job!
melgallant
Thanks! (I’m still chuckling about your brussel sprouts…no second helpings, eh?) 😉
2bdancing
I second (fourth?) what everyone else said. Spooled by time into something tangible especially 🙂
melgallant
Thank you. 🙂
Belinda
This is gorgeous, Mel! I felt woven into every word.
melgallant
Belinda, I love reading your writing so am flattered you enjoyed my post. 🙂
Melissa
I am swimming in your words.
Spooling, flowing, between and betwixt… timely.
melgallant
Thanks for setting the impetus on this one, Melissa.
kate
“spooled by time into something tangible”
this really hit home for me!
melgallant
Hi Kate,
That line is how I think of motherhood. All these moments with my daughter spooled into deeply felt and cherished memories.
Kelly
Love the delicate, weightiness of this.
Sara
I could see the seconds woven together before my eyes. Beautiful.
Amy @ Never-True Tales
I love how this slows the reader down to precisely ONE second, especially with the use of the word ‘knitted’. Thank you for this!
Somekindofmom
I love seconds passing like breaths… nice!