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Ken Beyer's avatar

I close my eyes and I can feel the power and smell of the salty mist dance across the foreboding jagged rocks below…. thank you for the imagery. 🌊

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Thank you, dear friend! It means so much to me that these images, music mirages, have reached you too! 🙏😊

Nikos Anagnostou's avatar

It’s like a prose poem!

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

I think it is, yes! My genre knowledge in poetry is not great, but it felt like I’m writing a poem. I love it, though, because is new, and free-writing and liberating for me. 😊

The Sea in Me's avatar

This is beautiful. And the music accompaniment. Transcendent.

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Thank you so much, Siodhna! “Transcended” is a perfect word to describe how I felt when I listened to Be Water, My fried, and the images simply appeared in my mind. I’m sure you’ve experienced this almost semi-conscious state of mind when perception, words and images entwine. It’s magical, isn’t it? If only all my writing came from this place…

The Sea in Me's avatar

Yes, I have these moments in nature and with music. It's a force, sometimes gentle, other times more of a rush or clarity. Feels divine at times. My writing comes from this place too.

Misty Violet's avatar

Lovely lovely lovely! I was a little worried to read this one just now because I’m working on a story that involves a lighthouse too right now, but that was a little silly of me.

Very beautiful and free feeling!

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

I think there’s serendipity in this. The idea of writing this story was lingering in my mind, and when I saw The Sand Castle and the lighthouse there, I felt the nudge and there was no excuse 😊 Passing the good creative vibes on 🌬️😊

Nevena Pascaleva's avatar

It’s like music!❤️

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

It was inspired by music, indeed.✍️🎶Thank you, Nevena!

Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

You did heed the muse, and look what you’ve done*•*

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Yeah! 😄❤️ Thank you for your encouragement, Mahdi!

Rosie B's avatar

This is beautiful- love the accompanying music. Vivid and haunting.

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

I’m thrilled that you’ve liked it! Nothing more to hope for but share the mood and the images in this music. Thank you, Rosie 🙏

Steven Kim's avatar

Lovely story. As a violist myself, appreciated the viola cameo lol

Nancy Waddell's avatar

Beautiful prose Ronnie!

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Thank you, Nancy! I’ve never written anything like it, and I’m over the moon that I could.

Nancy Waddell's avatar

Wonderful!

Miles Madron's avatar

"Be water, my friend" I wonder if the song title is inspired by the Bruce Lee quote?

Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Thank you, Miles. I didn’t know the quote, but I’m sure it’s embedded in the music. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless like water… Be water, my friend.” It certainly has put me in the right state of mind, because I wrote it free, without any preconceptions. Quite liberating 😊

Hasse's avatar

Wow, such beautiful imagery. Easy to get lost in...