If I close my eyes, I can imagine it.
I can breathe the cool damp air, feel the cobblestones beneath my feet.
My husband and I are walking behind.
Ahead, through the mist, I can see two small figures, darting and chasing.
They call to each other.
And their laughter echoes back to me.
One, the older, I know well.
I know his hair, his eyes. His laughter and his smile. The feel of his hand in mine. The curve of his cheek. His voice and his scent.
His joys and his fears are mine already.
The other, the younger, I can’t quite see.
The details are blurry, lost in the mist.
Unformed.
Or rather unknown.
Yet.
But I can hear their laughter.
Feel the warmth of their love and the ease of their affection.
I draw comfort from their closeness, their familiarity.
The purity and timelessness of their relationship.
If I close my eyes, I can imagine it.
And, soon, the mist will lift.
This week, the editors of Write on Edge asked us to write a piece, fiction or non, inspired by the picture below.
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Great post!! I really enjoyed it! And your babies will be playing together before you know it. Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!
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What a wonderful picture you paint!
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Thank you! It was a special post for me.
Ooh, love this Natalie!! TWO. Soon, there’ll be two gorgeous beings to love and hold and kiss. Sigh.
Alison@Mama Wants This recently posted..I’m In Canada
Thank you! I was really pleased with it. And I’m so excited.
I love how you bring me the feelings of waiting for the second baby, I never felt those feelings….knowing one little person and waiting to add another. The words you use to do that for me, everytime, are just poetic. SOOO beautiful Natalie.
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Thank you, Kir. But just think–you have all the joy of two and only one pregnancy. There’s something brilliant to that plan!
A lovely glimpse into the future… I really like that last line.
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Thank you. I struggled with the last line. I’m glad you liked it!
What a beautiful glimpse into the future. There is nothing more amazing than siblings playing together.
Thank you. I’m looking forward to actually seeing it in my house.
oh how I long for this… great post!!!
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Thank you. It was very special for me.
What a sweet love song to the much anticipated little one.
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Thank you so much. We are all getting excited.
Such a sweet and hopeful piece
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Thank you. We are very hopeful!
This was beautiful. I loved it
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Thank you. You know how sometimes things just flow? This one did for me.
Ooh, I love this! I was breathless with anticipation by the end of it.
It was beautiful – thank you for sharing!
Thank you. I appreciate it!
This was really beautiful. I felt like I was there and could feel the mist and hear the laughter.
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Thank you. That means a lot to me.
Oh Natalie, this was beautiful! Soon the mist will lift, leaving you with an overflowing heart watching your two little ones grow and bond together.
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Thank you, Kimberly. We’re all excited to meet the little one!
*sigh* This was just lovely. I adored the purity of your words, of that perfect image. Such a happy future.
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Thank you. I hope so!
I love this!!!
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Thank you, Carrie!
Such an incredible take on this prompt. I can just picture them both. (I always see 2 boys…)
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Do you? Everyone has a theory. I do too, but I’m not saying what it is.
This is the best kind of unknown… xo
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It’s a pretty special time. But then, when isn’t?
That was magical. Sooooo good! Congrats and enjoy.
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Thank you! It’s a special time.
A beautiful way to do the prompt. I love it.
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Thanks! I appreciate it.
Very soon the little ones details won’t be lost in the mist.
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Absolutely beautiful!
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Thanks, Shell! I’m glad you liked it.
Awww… so lovely.
As mom’s we are so lucky to have that bond with our babies well before we see them.
Soon mama! Soon.
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