Exceptional Prose Potlatch Challenge--Ekphraksis Like a River Makes a Mountain by michaelcahill

After this many years, hallucinations are welcome in my world. I dare say I think I may even have control over their appearance and temperament.   When I reached a point where I knew hallucinations came from my mind and reality remained reality, I grew to enjoy them. I no longer felt as though my mind failed me, but rather my mind helped me and even soothed me by assuaging my loneliness.   A woman of uncommon loveliness, a figment, a brief fairy flight of fancy, tickles the giddiness of something inside me I can't begin to define. I observe her from a distance as I pretend to live a drab existence. Nothing is drab in her realm.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   It will soon be Winter. He's a good man. I am without complaint. But, snow is cold and warmth is essential. These few fish mean so much to us if there is to be an us. I will tell him once again how wonderful he is. It spurs him to be a fisherman.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   I am this river, one of many rivers. Though there is that perception that water is water, an angry vapor the same as an indifferent glacier, the truth is, I am. It isn't the water that makes me a river. It is my awareness of life inside me. It is the sense of purpose I feel seeking my destination. It is the connection I make between a dreaming man and a practical woman.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   A moment has no measure. Time is the sum of all moments.   Recognized Author Notes "Like a river makes a mountain" is a line from a song, "Cell by Cell". "Somewhere deep inside Where I cannot hide cell by cell. Like a river makes a mountain because it is a river cell by cell, cell by cell" POTLATCH Poetry AND Prose Topic: 12-24 For the Poetry Potlatchers: Write a poem based on the following picture: You may change the picture to one that suits you better if you wish. For the Prose Potlatchers, write a STORY. :)) You may also substitute an image more to your liking. An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the action of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning. Simply put: Take a look at the image and use your imagination to write whatever you are inspired to write. :))

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