Day Three: A Horse-and-Carriage Ride

It feels almost as if I have been sketching my life with a graphite pencil lately. Intentions have led me to unravel the evolution of words within me. It feels good to simply write and enjoy the process.

And then reality hits: the more you write, the more inspiration you find, and then you write even the more. Inspiration to stand before a crowd and share becomes a thing. The motivation to submit to contests starts happening. The power to write more than just the one and set some aside for future books and submissions becomes your mindset. It’s great!

So here is my day three poem inspired by a recent trip I took to Cape May. The beauty of the place and discovering some of its history was awesome. Definitely hope to go back there sometime soon but for now, here is 1000 words to talk about my “Horse-and-Carriage-Ride.”

 

Horse-and-Carriage Ride

A fresh spring of words to say about

my horse-drawn carriage ride through monumental streets

It was as if a cathedral of lights

Encircled all around me

As we promenaded through the historical sites

The wind so strong that day, it would fly the perfect kite

History lurking in the wings

The spirit of the past echoing

Above the sound of the hooves of the horse

He walked with the striking elegance of a king on course

The air wrinkling my hair and making it dance

So I held onto the seatbelt tighter with my hands

Miles and miles through the streets

Down past the house museums and parked cars

To the beach where onlookers went to see the evening stars

As if there were an ekphrastic poem written in the sky

The sunset, so beautiful and coloresque, as it hit your eyes

And we gazed through the chordal measures of the evening tide

Suddenly soothed by the rays of the golden moonlight

Back on to the carriage to ride on through the night

Holding on to the desire to take an even bigger bite out of life

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Questions for the reader?  

 

What is a great place to go to capture the best sunset pic that you can imagine?

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That Calamitous Event (Short Story)

 

It was a calamitous event. She no longer was able to wing it like she used to after her driving episode. It was not that long ago that she fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into her fear of driving. It was almost impossible for her to see beyond the storm that pushed her will away from the driver’s seat.

Every time she tried, emotions welled into her eyes again. She was riddled with heartache and just couldn’t be loosed of it.

On the anniversary of her accident every year, she would rehash the memories and bring back to life, that tender moment that left her courage paralyzed. She became steeped in confusion and was there in the moment once again walking through the chaos of nearly totaled memories. Her mind was like a wide 5K movie screen in a theater that holds a million and ten people.

She realized that that things we put our time into is the energy that we inject into the world we currently live in. To move beyond that which was once, we must at some point get out of our own heads. No longer was she going to let her accident be the fuel that kept her grounded to fear. It could not have been that paralyzing if it was in yesterday’s world and we are here in the now moment.

And that is when her vision became aligned with the courageous being she was custom created to be. She was no longer stuck in the illusions of yesterday; she was blooming her life through and rising into the sun above the noise. She was once again driving amongst the under the influencers, crazy bicyclist that don't care and the pedestrians who think the roads belong to them. But at the end of the day, that was what made life sweet and she was just motoring through.

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I am a singer and writer and enjoy the art of putting pen to paper to come up with ideas to stretch and bring to life.  I have an auuthor’s page on Amazon and  I invite you to check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Jeannot/e/B076N7XYC6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1614261295&sr=8-2

Perhaps you might find interest in one of the books that I was blessed to self-publish. Thank you so much for your time and have a fantastic day.

Peace and blessings. 

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