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Camping
The pristine tall buttes glistened at the moment when the upper limb of the sun faded behind the horizon.
The orange hue produced from the disappearing sun glistens on the water
while the weeping willow sways with a light summer breeze,
the air cools, the water settles
All seams calm
For just a moment and not a second more
You’re alone
The weight is lifted off your shoulders
And as the last glimpse of light slips away behind the mountain everything is still
Later you hear the snap, crackle, and pop of the wood splitting along a crevice and releasing steam into the fire.
Minuscule lights coming out of the grass, fireflies being caught in jars only to be released back where they came
Children disrupting the silence running and chasing each other
The gooey white fluff stuck in your hair
From the sticky sweet treats that were consumed only minutes earlier
The children stop running and retire to their tents
No one sits around the fire anymore
There is no noise other than the burning embers left from the blazing fire
And the crickets that are hidden in the grass
As you close your eyes the world fades and the darkness consumes you
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