'He remembered also the evening, fires twinkling along the hill, frost making the gashes smart, starlight on pale sky. And Ransom, it may be, remembered his long struggle in the caves of Perelandra. But all this passed.
Something tonic and lusty and cheerily cold, like a sea breeze, was coming over them. There was no fear anywhere: the blood inside them flowed as if to a marching song. They felt themselves taking their places in the ordered rhythm of the universe, side by side with punctual seasons and patterned atoms and the obeying Seraphim. Under the immense weight of their obedience their wills stood up straight and untiring like caryatids. Eased of all fickleness and all protestings they stood: gay, light, nimble, and alert. They had outlived all anxieties; care was a word without meaning....Ransom greeted his guests in the tongue of Heaven.'
'I am a very light sleeper since I have travelled in the Heavens,' said Ransom.
Author notes
If you want to read about being found read Lewis.
'That Hideous Strength' p.450 C.S.Lewis
'I am a very light sleeper since I have travelled in the Heavens,' said Ransom. (lost the page so no number)
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Hoodwink!!
Stunning, you capture the words and thoughs so elegantly on paper here. I am captivated to be sure. best to you fine poet
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I love it
I read the whole series. He is one of my favorite authors and influence. I see by your name he has affected you also. I hope you get great joy from this piece.
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True to the spirit of Lewis's prose and his poetry. I particularly like the emphasis placed on the final line, highly evocative in its original context and equally so here. Well done.
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Dear poet
You have a prose poem here and not a "Found" poem as suggested.
Lyndon of the Winklings.
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Beautiful "under the immense weight of their obedience their will stood up straight and untiring" and "They had outlived all anxieties." I remember this being a wonderful book; like chunky peanut butter in the gears of my brain--delicious, but needing time to process!
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C.S. Lewis? wow!
What a great take on the prompt...well done! well done!
I know this prompt would inspire many writes, thankyou
for reminding us of the metaphor and imageries found
in C.S. Lewis!
ears2hearyou
Kathleen : )) well done!
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oh, nice - in the tongue of Heaven. Must be a fine taste indeed. When will the whipper will?
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