Something more romantic to listen to today:
What if today there was a girl right here?
A girl that was running to get away from something or someone or everything and everyone...
And she was running in a forest.
What if it was summer.
Yes, summertime and she is running across the greenery until she finds a lake.
She stops to catch her breath for a while.
As her breathing slows down, she can listen to the sounds of the lake.
It's so peaceful right here. The waters still, the dragonflies all around, the frogs hiding in the soil to stay cool.
Beautiful. Unlike her place, unlike her messed up brain.
She wants to stay here and hide from herself for a while. Hide from herself and the others, all those people following her. Because she is tired, she feels tired, almost exhausted and she needs a break for a while. Just a short tiny while until her brain works right again. And until her heart stops pounding every time she hears the smallest sound.
Suddenly there are noises.
She hears noises and voices, loud voices! They are calling her name and asking for her to go back.
"We won't hurt you."
"We love you."
"Come back."
"We just want to be with you."
Don't you fret, my dear. It 'll all be over soon.
A flying red dragonfly whispered in her ear.
I 'll be waiting here for you...
A little frog said right next to her feet.
She looked at it in surprise. And then she looked at the water in front of her.
She felt the voices coming closer and closer and closer and wanted to cover her ears with her hands so that she wouldn't hear them any more.
It 'll all be over soon.
The frog said again...
She kept holding her head within her hands so tight as if she wanted to squeeze her brains out. She was holding her head and walking slowly ahead. Made it in the water, first the one foot, then the other. Ankle deep. Knees. Thighs. Her waist. The water was now touching her elbows. Shoulders. Neck. Inside her ears it was now. And the voices could not reach her anymore.
I 'll be waiting here for you...
The Civil Wars are one of my favorite duets! I know their music is a bit melancholic but they have done some amazing acoustic covers of popular songs like Dance me to the end of love, No ordinary love and Billie Jean. If you want to relax and enjoy a peaceful evening or you just want to get a little romantic, I suggest you give them a try.
Here are my shots unedited in case you're interested ;)
*Original images with Nikon D3400 (18-55 mm) and story by @ruth-girl - Steemit, 2018
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"What if today..." isn't anywhere near as romantic an opening as "Once upon a time....."
Yeah, but it's not like I started with Twice upon a time... :P
That would not have been romantic either, but it would have been quite edgy!
❤️
Can't help but wonder whether she understood them, and therefore decided to stay, or whether their actual message failed to reach her...?
Lovely song!
I love duets in general... speaking of duets, and summer.... here is a classic.
Perhaps she understood them and the water only cleansed and calmed her down, perhaps she didn't and she drowned in the waters to return as a spirit of the lake or why not an animal of the lake (and as I am typing this I get goosebumps because the last scene from Pan's Labyrinth comes to mind)...
Thanks for the song!! It's a favorite classic! :D
So what if you are the one running. And not the girl. And you have to decide what to do. Are you stuck then. Confused. Because the girl is long and far gone...
Perhaps the girl is just an idea of yourself, she depicts the anxiety others make you feel and you want to run away and leave them all behind...
εγω Ruth θα ελεγα στο κοριτσακι να παρει μερικες βαθιες ανασες και να σταματησει να τρεχει...να ηρεμησει και να παρει το χρονο και το χωρο της....ετσι οπως το διαβαζω το κοριτσακι ειναι καπως πιεσμενο και μπερδεμενο και οι φωνες απο την λιβελουλα και τον βατραχο μαλλον την πιεζουν παραπανω....αλλωστε ποιος δε θελει εστω και λιγακι τη μοναξια του
Μια σκια χρειαζεται και μια βουτια να δροσιστει γιατι μαλλον επαθε ηλιαση καλοκαιριατικα να τρεχει μες στη φυση :Ρ
Αααχ! Ποτε θα ανοιξει ο καιρος να παρουμε κι εμεις τις εξοχες σβαρνα?? (Ο καθένας με τον πόνο του)
τηγανιτά είναι μπουρλια.... πιάσε κανενα να το φαμε ...
Άντε καλέ τα καημένα τα μπακακάκια!! Κρίμα είναι!
και το κορίτσι φίλησε τον βάτραχο και ο βάτραχος μεταμορφώθηκε σε έναν πανέμορφο πρίγκηπα...
και το κορίτσι μεταμορφώθηκε σε βάτραχο :P
πολύ όμορφη η ιστορία,το τραγούδι και οι φωτογραφίες! :)
Και το κοριτσι-βατραχος καβαλησε τη λιβελουλα και χαθηκαν μαζι στο ηλιοβασιλεμα! Κουαξ! :Ρ
Ευχαριστω πολυυυυυυ!!!