The familiar objects on the desk reflect the feeble light of autumn: the shiny keyboard, the Pelikan pen, the notebooks, some photos of the past summer, and your portrait.
You are smiling, of the smile of a perfect avatar, as if this was the best that could be achieved, still, after so many pages, but not yet your entire self.
In silence I hope you will show yourself, your beloved face, those eyes where I wish to drown myself: the house is so quiet, and I cannot ignore those who have preceded you, the lineage of beauty…
Already I am typing these words, a timid effort at seduction, the slow approach of a shy pygmalion.
I feel the light air shimmer, the suspension of time in this room, I recognise your scent, petrified, I look in the direction of your chair: you have come, my only, my so-beautiful and so loyal character – and at this moment how I love you…
beautiful writing.
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Yes. How we seduce and cajole until they reveal themselves. Lovely work. I went in kind of a similar direction. Kind of…
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This writing is amazing! and greatly beautiful!:)
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Now why can’t I write like this? You make this seem so effortless. Excellent piece, well done 🙂
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Sometimes they tease, sometimes they reveal everything, sometimes they are an enigma, but it’s up to us to draw them out…beautiful!
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beautiful
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This says as much about the writer as it does the character, which, when one thinks about it, is the case with all great characters. :)) The sensuality of your language is always pleasing, Honoré. You’ve inspired me now to try this week’s prompt. xo
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beautiful writing .
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Reblogged this on una tentazi one and commented:
bellissima. stunning. gioia! visual penning. #FiveSentenceFiction.
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It’s an absolute pleasure to read this piece – so much evoked over such a small yet superbly detailed space. I really enjoyed the last paragraph the most about the shimmer in the air and the suspension of time. It is such a nice image to picture how a woman can affect a man’s view of the world in this way. Brilliant.
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