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Light Draws Out What Blooms
Love’s inspiration landed well before character. The first pinhole of radiance multiplied with the acceleration of noticing midnight stars, just over a year ago, nearly exact. To a glaze, I warmed and solidified within, like amber. Around my waist an invisible magnetic rope pulled me to reach, and desire, and advocate for my moment. My will or not, I was perpetually bleeding out until I felt the raw existence of a spiritual shift alongside commitment.
To my feet, I rose, and ran through scenarios of scenes and searching, even found my thoughts jogging through my old neighborhood of Gramercy Park. In tandem, I began to pull my life together from a health hiccup and organize as I journaled, dialogued, and reached for wording to pair meaning with feeling. Artifacts of three very different stories scatter throughout, none of them retiring. All waiting for my next move and their cue.
Jacq, I found within my heart. At first, I could close my eyes and see him sitting outside breathing in a moon glow sky laced with the tiniest particles of stardust, so plentiful. We became acquainted, as I may have encapsulated an arrow of inspiration within Jacq to birth his world of fiction. He became a place of safety for it, to protect it, to cherish what I found. I took time to breathe in his magic, to go with him into this world and understand his nature when meeting someone, when confident, when confronting, when aware, and how he is within his flaws. Jacq soon had a car for his personality, becoming full and ready to enter a written story. The more I understand him, the easier it is to write him, and the more adorable he becomes.
Rose was a gift on the back of Pegasus from a dream. She arrived, April 24,2022 about a week before I gave Jacq his Jaguar to drive. A beautiful majestic comforting vision to awaken awe landed before I realized her character. Rose began as a hedge around a cobblestone driveway, as part of the property, and I eventually started to notice her presence and hear her voice in my imagination. No longer did I need to court Jacq, as he and Rose found their places in the same world. From here, their story began. I only needed to shape it and pick up their supporting characters. Oh, and to do their shopping, which required calling upon the inspiration of Aphrodite who has yet to give back my credit card.
If someone would have told me ahead of time that on November 28, 2021, I would begin healing and creatively flowing again, I would not have understood.
The best discoveries are reached from the grapevine.
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Scene Sample Middle-ish (From An Early Rough Version)
ROSE
The sweetest harvest awaited has arrived! Through all of this day I held the door of mind for you, my Jacq. And you seem so calm and quiet now.
JACQ
Oh, dearest vision I have never seen, anywhere. Night after night I converse with you, Rose, though I’ve yet to pen a moment with us in it. Please remind me, somehow, if you are real, because I’m starting to feel concern for my desire’s vocal capability within an absent trajectory.
ROSE
Jacq, must you have everything booked? You are aware that I have not a 24/7 mobile line to you. Some surprises in life are unlisted, handsome. This should be fun. … If I weren’t real would you fade me into darkness, never to return to me?
JACQ
No. I wouldn’t - couldn’t leave you after all we share in this - ether. You’re a part of my life, Rose. And, how do you know I’m handsome? Though, you should know you are missing out on my very, very handsome-(Gasp) Can you see me?!? What am I doing right now? For all I know you could actually be a talking flower!
ROSE
You’re flaunting your cuddly bod in front of the mirror, Jacq. And, no I can’t actually see you, though have no doubt for the magnitude of your whole handsomeness. And I am real as you next to a flickering glow in the dark, with a heart, and a mind, and the most intoxicating scent.
JACQ
I would reach through this flame to touch you if I knew how, though I’ll probably just burn here, Rose. - I have a car. It’s a Jag, very nice. You know, vroom vroom?
ROSE
OK, let’s try something new … Close your eyes, and be still. - Now look for me. Hold your palm up and feel for my fingertips. Do you know how close I am?
JACQ
Not unless you tell me your address. … I want you here, glowing bright under the moonlight with me. We can dance in my garden. I have new batch of carrots. I have sexy carrots! I could give you one if…
ROSE
(giggles) You have a sexy carrot? … A carrot or a flower? Do you know how much we are alike, Jacq? And we are supposed to learn about each other‘s uniqueness and further grow toward …
JACQ
And you are so good at growing, Rose. This is all far beyond sense to me; I am trying to understand and don’t see you or know what is going to happen … but … You love me. You do. You just do.
ROSE
Well, if I think of it…
JACQ
You love me, Rose. That’s why I hear you! You - love - me. Ha!
ROSE
Son of a belladonna…
JACQ
I know the answer now. I’m blowing out the candle, goodnight my flower.
(rushes to extinguish the candle)
ROSE
(aware she’s disconnected) And there he goes. (reaches to extinguish the candle, then leaves it burning as she turns away to groom for bed)
Song Of The Post
The best discoveries are reached from the grapevine.
Please do tell a few friends of common interests. Share directly, or via social media.
Yesssssss!!!! So many beautiful lines in here and I want more. Seeing this pop into my Substack inbox made my night. Oh how the internet is a better place with your prose in it.