Somewhere Calm. Somewhere
Peaceful. Somewhere Tranquil. Somewhere Serene.
Somewhere Calm.
No words could be spoken. She was in complete silence. It was just after a major storm but her
vertical climb had been worth it. Every
sacrifice and all of the struggles.
Somewhere Peaceful.
She was safe here. She felt at home
here. She was at peace here.
Somewhere Tranquil.
Here is where she wanted to be. All alone surrounded by her thoughts. Those thoughts would lead to dreams. Dreams that only emerge when absolute harmony
takes over you.
Somewhere Serene.
She was in a place where the trees sway
back and forth with the calmest of breezes.
A place where the water moves to its own rhythm. A place where the land and water combine and
cannot be separated. A place where just
over the horizon heaven meets earth. So
close it seems only miles away.
Here is somewhere.
Somewhere she wanted to stay.
This was not what she imagined. No one
ever described it like this. There were
no pearly gates. She didn’t remember
walking towards the white light but the feeling that she had was better than
anything she had ever experienced before.
She knew then that she was in the right place. There was one very important thing that
remained the same . . . the direction she traveled to get there.
“Society labels it paradise. She calls it heaven.”
The repetition of the word “somewhere” was helpful in making this post flow from top to bottom; beginning to end. The capitalization of the words in the first line ‘Calm’, ‘Peaceful’, ‘Tranquil’, ‘Serene’ set these “somewheres” apart as if they were completely different places with different names. Then the author continued this separation by exploring and describing each place individually.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the beach was a pretty and useful image. It was placed in between Peaceful and Tranquil, which seems appropriate since the image is of calm waves and undisturbed sand. Before the image, the reader does not really know where this “somewhere” is, but after the image, the descriptions begin to specifically describe the scene where “the land and water combine and cannot be separated” and “heaven meets earth”. It is difficult, however, to decide which side of the horizon (heaven or earth) the author is on…
And then “somewhere she wanted to stay” answers the question. Using commonly used ideas and visions of heaven to confirm to the reader where this paradise is located was much cleverer than saying “I am in heaven.” It follows the belief that everyone’s portrayal of heaven is their own private paradise. It leaves the reader wondering, what will my heaven look like? Where will I be?
The Led Zeppelin video of “Stairway to Heaven” may have been a little cliché tome. Since the whole post depicted a place so serene and quiet and peaceful, I am not sure that a video of one of the most popular rock bands fit the mood. The name of the song was perfect, but to match the post other songs could have been used. Maybe “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Wizard of Oz) or “Somewhere” (West Side Story) since “somewhere” was the theme. But hey, that’s just one theatre geek’s opinion!