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    Home » Lifestyle » Random » Writing

    Remembe(red) My Quiet Place

    November 22, 2011 by Jenn 16 Comments

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    Today's Remembe(red) prompt from Write on Edge: Where is your quiet place? What does it look like? What happens there?

    I closed my eyes and lean back, scooching my butt side to side to make a little dent in the sand.

    I feel the sunlight against my skin, so warm and embracing.

    It feels good.

    Whoosh.

    I don't need to open my eyes. I know what those sounds are.

    The waves crest in a peak of white, then unfold under themselves as they race up onto the shore.

    Foamy; thousands of tiny particles of sand and shell sparkle as the tide pulls back out to sea.

    The smell of salt water fills my nose. I can taste the saltiness of the Atlantic.

    I sat up and stare out at the ocean.

     

    On the beach, there is no time. There is no dusting, vacuuming, no barking dogs, no ding of the dryer.

    I leave my phone in the car. The laptop sits at home; the work will still be there when I return.

    There is only me, the sunlight, the salty air and the waves.

    Whoosh.

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    1. Robbie

      November 22, 2011 at 7:45 am

      I feel like I am there. I love beaches!

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    2. betsy

      November 22, 2011 at 8:10 am

      "I feel the sunlight against my skin, so warm and embracing." I can almost feel that warm sun on my skin! The beach... one of the best quiet places of all! Well, it's quiet when I don't have my 3 kids with me!

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    3. Tomekha

      November 22, 2011 at 8:14 am

      Ooooh I want a day like this. #beautiful

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    4. Mrsbear

      November 22, 2011 at 8:37 am

      I love the beach! Great descriptions, put me right there. Also put me in the mood for a drive to coast.

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    5. Toni

      November 22, 2011 at 8:53 am

      That is exactly my quiet place too, well and the library, i love them both.

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    6. adventures in alyssaland

      November 22, 2011 at 9:50 am

      Nothing beats a day at the beach. I loved the imagery in "The waves crest in a peak of white, then unfold under themselves as they race up onto the shore."

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    7. Cheryl

      November 22, 2011 at 12:33 pm

      I also find solace at the beach. Even before I had kids and constant noise, it was a place I could go and be alone with my thoughts.

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    8. Jodi

      November 22, 2011 at 12:43 pm

      one of my favorite places too... even though I'm all irish-pale, I could still sit on the beach all day w/ a good book and never look at the clock once.

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    9. Galit Breen

      November 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm

      I love this, so very much. Your inner and outer peace are so very clear.

      I adore the way you described sounds and smells- that brought me right into your moment!

      Aslo? I'm so very glad that you're back! 🙂

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    10. angela

      November 22, 2011 at 3:12 pm

      I adore the beach. I haven't been there without kids in so long, and there is no eye closing with two little ones. Your descriptions are so vivid in this piece; I felt that feeling of the sun and sounds of the ocean just wash over me.

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    11. Debbie

      November 22, 2011 at 8:21 pm

      Jealous. I'm nowhere near the ocean. Having visited one in the past, I can hear the waves, and feel the sand. Great post!

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    12. Natalie

      November 22, 2011 at 10:32 pm

      Please take me with you. I can just imagine it. And I so love the beach. What an evocative piece.

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    13. Tina

      November 22, 2011 at 11:42 pm

      I love how you grabbed the sensations into your piece. The smells, the sounds, the touch of the sand...simply awesome.

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    14. Alison

      November 23, 2011 at 2:47 pm

      Love the ocean! I actually like swimming out there... ahhh I can't wait for the summer to go on our beach vacation. 🙂

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    15. Mandyland

      November 24, 2011 at 3:04 pm

      The detail I loved here was the opening bit where you make your seat. We all do that and in that moment, you brought me with you. Lovely post.

      Reply
    16. tamie

      November 26, 2011 at 12:20 am

      My favorite place in the world.

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