“What falls apart teaches the silence how to begin again.”
The shoreline no longer echoed with parties or engines. Lawns were trimmed, flowers clipped, boats pulled in one by one. The cove seemed emptier, though in its emptiness, a different kind of sound began and quieter, steadier, like the whisper of things piecing themselves back together.
There was no announcement, no grand return. Just the slow work of repair: a chair moved back under the porch, a light left on in the evening, a conversation spoken softly enough to stay contained. What was torn open by storms and shadows began to find its way into a quieter shape, though not without the reminder that everything carries its cost.
Boards reset where waves had worn,
hands rebuild what storms had torn.
Quiet hums where chaos slept,
promises whispered, silence kept.
Rebuilding comes not loud, but slow,
a softer edge to what we know.
-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Yet even in rebuilding, silence never stays empty for long, the next echo always waits just beyond reach.
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Such beautifully evocative writing! 🌊✨ The imagery of stillness and renewal is both haunting and deeply peaceful. 🍂💭
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Thank you so much for sharing that and reading. I appreciate your kindness and words.
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That was beautiful and thought provoking writing. Things easily fall apart and are easily destroyed. Building and repairing is slow and difficult but quietly purposefull.
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That’s the truth.. it’s a process and I’m sure our life has prepared us for the work and perspectives even through the process of navigating through the unknown into knowing more or sometimes just allowing it to unfold while being steady.
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I like these lines, Kerri: “hands rebuild what storms had torn.
Quiet hums where chaos slept” Your photo perfectly complements the text. Wonderful, Kerri!
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Those are all my own photography as well and represent the area we live.
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Wow, you live in such a beautiful place!
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We really do we’re very blessed as well we have lots of nature and water.
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That’s amazing, Kerri
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Beautiful writing 😻
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😊 thank you so much
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Such beautiful rebirth and renewal, Kerri. I look forward to every one of your posts. I’m so glad the storm is behind you.
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A new season is here and the storms are rested but I know they are only just not in arms length for now, so I’m aware. Love you beautiful friend.
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