fdelano Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Out in the mental desert I face desolation, without features, no green, nothing for comfort except continued breath. Can I cross it? I don't even know if I want to. Why take the chance and wind up exactly where I am, already? Dry. Dried out. Sere. Standing on endless empty, flat, ancient land without hope of even a hint of growth. My toes clinch sand, trying to find coolness underneath crusty grit, knowing no way forward or back to any hope. The sun finds me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Grim. I hope you're not really feeling this way, although I damn well know how it happens. Anyway, it was great to talk to you on the phone while I was in the US. Send me your email address in a PM and I'll send you the Slideshow!! All the best, Bren Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I hope you are well! This piece reminds me of what Betty Davis once said, that.. "Old age is no place for cissies!" And while I know that you are anything but that: I can understand how someone who has led such an eventful life might sometimes feel. Please keep writing. The sun will find you. Sincere good wishes. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thanks, guys. Good to see you back Geoff. As I mentioned to Bren, I have only been writing on my eyelids--a long, dry spell. Opus is like an oasis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Really nice existential work. Yes it describes perfectly the inaction of the creative process, and wish for a part 2, the Oasis, or here comes the rain;-) But that's just me, wanting to offer those who find themselves here some hope... Juris. Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good suggestion to get the creative juices rising, Doc. Insightful view, as always. Thank you. Franklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Such good work, Franklin: title, mood, all of it. I don't see the predicament as unique to any particular age. I think it's peculiar to a type of person who is highly sensitive, who looks beyond the "what" at the "why." I remain hopeful that we will find what we're looking for. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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