by Steve Tanham
The Hushed Portal
In response to Sue Vincent’s
Thursday photo prompt – Still water… #writephoto
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The dark wall at which you have been staring opens
Breathing,
You breathe for calm and hold its presence
Knowing,
That something truly new is happening
Happening,
As your skin happens, now tingling as a child’s might
Your child,
Not as given birth, but as born anew, from within
Within,
As, matched into the moment, you rise, seeing
Seeing,
As thought and memory drop away, leaving only Being
Being,
Which maps itself, and guides your trusting feet
Walking,
Walking through the portal to the impossible beach
Walking from beach to the spit of dark land
Narrowing,
Narrowing your walk as your stride ends the land
Feeling,
Feeling the new waters lap your toes, ankles, thighs
Laughing
Laughing as dying fear is washed away in endless, depthless joy
Smiling,
Smiling with the joy of sunrise
Smiling with the joy
Smiling with
Smiling alone
Never alone again
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©Stephen Tanham 2016
Sun in Gemini 
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Lovely
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Thank you, Alethea x
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Oh lovely, such a joyful ending. Great job on the prompt! KL ❤
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Thank you! Joy was the objective, though I think a few people wondered ‘going in’ so to speak.
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I loved the ending.
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Thank you. I enjoyed writing that one, it just flowed onto the page.
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