We welcomed the new year from a chalet, looking over a vast valley sparkling with the fluorescent lights of alpine villages. We had the Milky Way above and its poor but deeply enchanting reflection below us. At midnight the villagers lit their fireworks and we opened our window to let in the sub-zero winds that carried the crackle and pop of communal cheer. We saw before we heard. We felt before we saw. We then turned out our lights to watch and listen.
There is something so poetic about seeing light suddenly emerge from darkness. It kindles an emotion of pure joy in me. I wonder if that is a remnant of my very first experience of light, as I emerged into it almost three decades ago.
Colour is the touch of the eye, music to the deaf, a word out of the darkness.
– Orhan Pahmuk, “My Name is Red“
Entry for Weekly Photo Challenge: I consider this moment the greatest reward for not having subjected us to the tyranny of a typical "New Year Party".
I know someone who Loves fireworks and this just remeinded me of her! The quote at the end does say it all 🙂
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Glad to have triggered happy memories 🙂
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Light is always poetic!
Here i have a task nomination for you.. Feel free to accept or otherwise.
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Thank you for thinking of me. I appreciate it.
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This reminds me of one of my earliest memories – my Dad lifting me up to see the stars
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Wonderful! Thank you for sharing that Derrick. It made me feel special. 🙂
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You are 🙂
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hi,
plz join me today in my event with your best post of feb on
https://mutafariqkhayalat.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/my-best-of-feb15/
thank you!
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Just beautiful Sam both the photos and your wonderful lyrical words! 🙂
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Thank you Rosemary 🙂
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Superb. I liked the last sentence. Keep going.👏
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Thank you!
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Beautiful writing Sam, so lovely. And that totally sound alike my kind of New Year’s Party! X
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🙂 Good, then I am sure you had a great start to the year! Thank you lovely.
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Very evocative writing, Sam. Simply lovely. I agree with calensariel above about that one particular section. Magical 🙂
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Thank you Millie 🙂
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have to agree with calensariel; a splendid post!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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“We saw before we heard. We felt before we saw. We then turned out our lights to watch and listen.” Even when you’re not writing poetry lyricism oozes out of your pores. Smile.
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🙂 Thank you Calen. Poetry seeps in without me knowing and oozes without me wanting.
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