Saturday, January 18, 2014

Calico Skies

Cannot refuse Ms. Monkey an invitation, now can I? And why would I want to? Fun, short prompts, 500-max words... Why not?

The weather has transformed, and I with it. No more Caribbean sunshine, no more tropical heat, no more happy days. The sky has turned the color of mud, darker--almost black--chunks where the loaded clouds bulge. My edges are dark, too, with anger and hate.

On an island where rain comes in warm five-minute bucketfuls, where the blue bowl of the sky never fades to more than slate, this is the storm of the century. The millennium. The Christian era. The storm of all time, past and future.

And yet the rain doesn't come. The wind, which never stops in these Windward Islands, is still. The rain and the wind are waiting--for me? Or am I waiting for them? The set of knives lies on the counter, gleaming; bars of polished violence at rest. I finger the edge of a wide blade. It's sharp. It's ready.

I'm ready, too.


7 comments :

  1. Oh my goodness!!! GORGEOUS!

    ...I kinda want to be there, and kinda not (the whole anger/knife thing...)

    ...and the photo too, you certainly are multi-talented ;)

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  2. Aw, Ms. Monkey--thank you! So glad you liked it. Yeah... I kinda let loose on the dark side with this one :D No anger/knife when you come visit. Pinky swear and everything ;)

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  3. I agree. Beautifully written. You even made the "dark side" sound good.

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    1. Thanks, Susan :) That's pretty special, making "the dark side sound good" :D

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  4. It reminded me of the tropical summer storms back home (in Miami). :)

    By the way, thank you for teaching me the Dutch word for prawns. With that clue, I was able to discover the mystery of the Dancing Prawns! :D (And I have since updated the post, ha.)

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    1. Really??? Oh, I'm off to check your update then. The Mystery of The Dancing Prawns hasn't stopped haunting me :D

      Yep... Curaçao and Miami have a lot in common. Except no shopping malls here. For some things one can be grateful ;)

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  5. Whoa!! I really feel the essence of your writings, it feels as if I am bathing but not feeling the water, consequently focusing and being ready for what's coming ahead.. The golden photo is stunning..

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