Monday, February 11, 2008

Where soft meets hard

Remember when I flew over the mountains a few weeks ago? Fossils were not the only things I saw.

I also saw, amid the lower mountains, a rocky caldron filled with clouds as white as marshmallow fluff. The clouds rippled, literally, against the edges of the mountain. Silken whispers.

It occured to me then that I would not find truth in the wind but in that place where yielding meets resistance and wins, hands down, every time. Where giving up actually means getting. I think, today at least, that is where the truth lies. And you can't hear it or see it or even receive it, you can just brush up against it, and hope it leaves a mark.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

La vérité d'aujourd'hui, n'est pas la vérité d'hier et n'est pas celle de demain. Elle est aussi variable que les couleurs du temps, aussi incertaine que l'avenir.

Nicole said...

Anon - C'est bien dommage tout ça.

Lorraine said...

Ok, comments in French aren't fair. You know how lame Bablefish is.

I love marshmallow fluff. And you.

Anonymous said...

I hope your find your truth. I agree with Lorriane.

Anonymous said...

Nicole - I think that is beautiful

Nicole said...

Lorraine - I'll translate: anon said: Today's truth is not yesterday's or tomorrow's. It is as changing as the colors of time and as uncertain as the future.

I said: Well that sucks.

I love marshmallow fluff too! And you too.

Beth - Me too.

Tom - Hi Tom - sometimes it is.