**dVERSE Announcement**
REMINDER! Two chances to join OLN LIVE this month!
Thursday, March 16, from 3 to 4 PM EST
AND Saturday, March 18, from 10 to 11 AM EST.
You may still link one poem as usual for OLN (Open Link Night) even if you do not attend a live session.
I’ve been attending the Saturday sessions and have really enjoyed the poetry and getting to connect with everyone in person! Check it out!
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I descend into my liminal place, where stardust sparkles and rainbow colors dance behind my closed lids. Adrift in the darkness of the void, I relax and breathe in the nothingness.
“In space in time I sit thousands of feet above the sea.” The salty breeze touches my skin. Sunlight flows in silky strands caressing my body with an airy touch. My senses come alive, and I feel the waves rise and fall, matching my breath flowing in and out—my anchor to the sandy shore below.
Time ceases to exist. There is no beginning and no end. Peace flickers like sunlight reflecting on the water.
“Ma, I’m hungry. What’s for lunch?”
There it is! I’m jerked back into my other reality, my meditation finished for the day.
“Namaste,” I whisper.
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Merril’s over at dVerse today hosting Prosery: Meditation. I took the title literally! She asks us to “write a piece of flash fiction or other prose up of up to or exactly 144 words, including the given line from the poem:
“In space in time I sit thousands of feet above the sea.”
From May Sarton, “Meditation in Sunlight”
Colleen M. Chesebro 
Such a fun response, Colleen. I was sinking into the relaxation—hahaha, so true to life! 🙂
Thank you for sharing the OLN Live announcement, too.
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Thanks for the great prompt… this was a blast from my past when all five kids lived at home. Now, it’s the cats that interrupt me.
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Yes, same here. (Well, two kids, and now only 1 cat).
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💜
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This made me smile! It’s hard to meditate when there are hungry kids around!
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Thanks. For sure! All the kids are gone now, but sometimes those memories are fun to revisit.
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Maybe it is even better with such nice company for lunch… one day your child will cook for you
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If only… All five kids are spread all over the U. S. Fun memories, though.
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Trying to meditate with kids in the house was possibly a bit optimistic 🙂 It sounds glorious though.
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Now a days, it’s the cats that interrupt me. Years ago when all five kids were home, I couldn’t get a moment of peace. LOL!
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I know what you mean 🙂
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This is so you, Colleen ~ you left me smiling!
❤
David
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HA! The cats are the only ones that interrupt me now. This was a memory from when all five kids lived at home. There was never a dull moment. LOL!
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Namaste, indeed! 🙂
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Long ago memories… 💜
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🙂
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Colleen, you really got into the groove on this one. You took me there with you.
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Thanks, Lisa. I love to meditate but it took me years to learn… and you can see why. Five kids! Now, it’s only the cats that interrupt me.
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Colleen, I didn’t know you had 5 kids! That’s awesome! That will keep you hopping.
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Well, they used to keep me hopping. Out of the five, only one stays in touch anymore. We blended two families and it was hard… plus, the kids are spread all over the U.S. 💜
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Families are … complicated. It’s a good thing our species has been given the blessing of friendship ❤
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That’s a fact. Families are complicated. I’m so grateful for my friends. 🙏🏻💜
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Nothing quite like floating along a current – and then BAM! interruption disruption. Well done.
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“Interruption disruption…” what a fabulous description. Oh yes, that’s exactly how it was!
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Yes the request for lunch brought me back too. I was enjoying tge neditation with you
Much💜love
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Gillena, you’re so kind. Thanks so much. 💜
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We must grab these moments when we can…I have a feeling the ocean will linger. (K)
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I try to visit the ocean in my meditations often. Try, is the operative word. LOL!
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I never know what will happen. Often I fall asleep…
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I found some spoken meditations that keep me awake on YouTube.
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My daughter renews my subscription to headspace for mothers day every year. A lot of it is spoken, but I still manage to fall asleep!
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LOL! You are a lucky one, to have such a lovely daughter. 💜
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I am indeed.
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Love this take.
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Thanks, Sadje. This was when all the kids were home, years ago. Now all I have to worry about are the cats. LOL!
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Cats are a big responsibility too. 😍
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Our two girls are like kids. We love them. They’re lots of fun.
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😻😻😻
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The total immersion of the virtual world makes the real world even more jarring. The escape. A second life to make the first more bearable. Impactful, Colleen. 💜
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Thanks, K. You always say the nicest things. 💜
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😊 You’re very welcome.
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That ending, perfect!
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Thanks, Jay. It doesn’t happen as much any more, but those old memories are fun to play with.
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Well done. Sometimes interrupted meditation can be quite a shock!
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This was a blast from the past when all five kids lived at home. Now, it’s the cats that interrupt me. LOL!
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Not quite as abrupt I am sure!
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I get some loud meows, that’s for sure.
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🤣 it’s a true story!
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Yes… from a long time ago.
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👍💗
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Everything has to stop for lunch!! 😊
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Ha, ha! It’s all in the timing!
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