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Wednesday 17 July 2013

As The White Broke Through


She was sprawled on the slightly damp grass in the wee hours of the morning; the time between dawn and sunrise, when the sky is a dull blue with white peeking from behind. Everything was silent, there was no chirping of the birds, no rush of vehicles or any sound of life. Sometimes in the back ground there was faint groan of an air conditioner or an occasional hum of a generator.



She lay there staring at the few stars that still twinkled in the sky. Her bare feet resting on the tingling grass, her knees bent. One of her hands ran through her hair that spread out like a coal black fire with blades of grass poking through it. The other hand stretched out to the grass, plucking out wisps of it. The world was just a blur of color through her partially closed eyes, like a water-color painting with one color merging into the other without a specified border.

The red of her dress contrasted sharply with the fresh green of the grass in the dull light. The red geraniums bordering the garden made a beautiful border of swaying red flowers. There was a serenity that flowed through the atmosphere. For once no fire burnt in the core of her being, nothing froze her bones till she was a fragile skeleton of ice. Rather, it was the first time she felt humane. There was no tug of war of love and hate but just an aura of joy and contentment that whipped up genuine happiness on its own. Somehow it was touching the light that was the ultimate solace that she had been fighting for.

There was a looming darkness that rang warning bells of doom and despair for her numb senses. And there was the dark past trying to suck her in, intent on creating a vacuum in her present. But then there was this; this happiness, satisfaction, bliss.

This was her final fight. Her mind urged her to stress upon these thoughts, to draw strategies and sense to secure her but the aura of her surrounding (or was it the light within?) It drew her into a slumber of its own. And she floated like a flail bird, resting, drooping lower and lower into an estranged stupor. For one there was no concern of all the deaths suffered already, there was no wake of fear for the future.

She slept in solace as the white broke through the blue, the east swelled with pink and peach hues and the golden shined upon her as people rushed about where she lay in peace.

-Momina.

16 comments:

  1. Have I told you I just love your writing??

    there.. I just said that! You conjure magic with words Momina <3

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    1. I am completely overwhelmed to read this particular sentence from you. Thank you, so much!

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  2. oh how beautifully you have described the moment. Spell binding stuff.

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  3. You never fail to surprise me. This is just wow!

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  4. You and your words ... mesmerizing !!!

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  5. You had me at the point where there was a mention of the contrast between red and green, out of the blue!

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  6. it was a pleasant read, as i was reading these following lines i actually felt as if i was lying on grass and experiencing the same
    "She lay there staring at the few stars that still twinkled in the sky. Her bare feet resting on the tingling grass, her knees bent. One of her hands ran through her hair that spread out like a coal black fire with blades of grass poking through it. The other hand stretched out to the grass, plucking out wisps of it. The world was just a blur of color through her partially closed eyes, like a water-color painting with one color merging into the other without a specified border."

    P.S..I'm a new follower =)

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    1. Glad to have you here, Ayesha! And thank you!

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  7. lovely space you have momina !!

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  8. By the end of the post i had a light smile on my face..don't know why but your words did that to me.
    A colorful post which put me to ease hope it did you too when you wrote it :)
    Take care
    keep smiling always!

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  9. Breath-taking and beautiful. I crave for that kind of bliss.

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    1. So do I and at times all you can do is write it down and hope you achieve the same bliss. Thank you!

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