Bend Oregon ~ Deschutes River
I stand at river's edge, silent observer as the moon slides ever so gracefully, with perfect precision, in front of the sun. Withholding my breath, I watch as it casts an eerie shadow upon the Earth, upon me. The air crackles with palpable energy, a sense of something otherworldly.
I wonder, is this a celestial event, a spiritual event, an energetic re-set? What does it matter that the stars we see are already dead? Is this a glimpse into the hidden mysteries of the Universe where boundaries between reality and the unknown blur and intertwine?
The weather takes on a life of its own. Dark clouds gather ominously, swirl in chaotic patterns, seeming to defy the laws of nature. A chill sweeps through the air. The wind changes directions sending shivers down my spine. A stern scolding for daring to venture outside?
** We got a sliver of the eclipse, I imagined the Prosery.
Monday in the dVerse Poets Pub ~~ time for Prosery [which is not poetry] Dora provides this line from Amy Woolard's poem "Laura Palmer Graduates" for inspiration ~ and inclusion in our poems: "What does it matter that the stars we see are already dead."
You've fit the line in seamlessly....and yes, such a timely post to a timely prompt! Well done!
ReplyDeleteEvents like solar eclipses do make one pause and wonder, and then you add that little twist of the weather's turn, the sudden chill, and the wind changing direction -- and it seems somehow more portentous. Controlling even. Oh my! Shivers indeed. Loved it, Helen.
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, hidden mysteries that we humans cannot fully grasp yet.
Hugs,
Mariette
You are correct, our weather is busted, broken. It's a big curve, part of a cycle, that no one has lived in and we don't know exactly how is goes. The curve is fed with messes of humans that changes the Mother Nature lines. I did look up dead stars, shortly, 30 million or so years, our closest star cluster will crater. It is 680 million years if age, And the whole cluster except for those having escaped by then will slowly die.
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A great story Helen. It was spectacular to see the eclipse on TV. We just dimmed a little. I love this line in your story... Is this a glimpse into the hidden mysteries of the Universe where boundaries between reality and the unknown blur and intertwine?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your prosery offering. I was able to see the eclipse today. It does indeed feel other-worldly. Here the temperature dropped during the eclipse and there was definitely a chill in the air, until the sun once again showed her face. In that moment I thought how cold and dark it would be without the sun. This planet could not survive or us.
ReplyDeleteGlad you chose to write about the eclipse and to ponder its significance.
ReplyDeleteHelen, this is excellent prosery and fitting to contemplate the cosmic implications of today's solar eclipse!
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed your topical Prosery, Helen, and am glad you got to see some of the eclipse – no chance over here in the UK. I especially enjoyed the way you describe the moon as it ‘slides ever so gracefully, with perfect precision, in front of the sun’ and how ‘the air crackles with palpable energy, a sense of something otherworldly’ – and then ‘the weather takes on a life of its own’. A reminder of the unpredictability of nature and her ability to give us a stern scolding.
ReplyDeleteThe universe is certainly mysterious and spiritual. I really enjoyed your prosery so beautifully written, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI so wish I could ever see an eclipse, but I think it will not happen for me... love the spirituality you see in it.
ReplyDeleteYou have caught it exactly, Helen. It was a very creepy experience as the world seemed to go tilt! In fat, i was feeling very off kilter for the two days prior to it and again on the day. Today I feel like myself again, thank goodness. It threw me for a loop!
ReplyDeleteA moment that feels almost like a crossroads. A hold your breath sort of event, for sure. How lovely to view it over water.
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully written, Helen. And how magical to view the eclipse over the river! It was a special event. I had thought of going to the river here to see it, but there was too much cloud cover in our area.
ReplyDeleteWith one enormous coincidence (The Moon is exactly the same as the Sun - viewed form Earth hence the possibility of eclipses) - is it not strange that eclipses are so rare - that we do not get partial eclipses leading up to and a way from the event - whatever, you share your experience beautifully Helen...
ReplyDeleteGreat poem Helen! Thank you, time and the stars have always occupied the person❤️...
ReplyDeleteA great write/read Helen, what I love most is the middle para and its delightful questions.
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