an elaboration of my procrastination

so.

this is technically my first post here on lyric & canvas. a little late, i admit. but better late than never. right? :)

anywho, to be honest i really shouldn't be posting at all. i should be studying, writing, and memorizing for my sociology test in the morning. but i'm not. not one bit. so in the mean time, i decided to look through a few old boxes of memories in search of some inspiration. let's just say...i found some. here's an extra credit assignment i did for my junior year english class. i won't give away any insight or other comments about it---you can just take it as it is. enjoy :)




"the stale, stagnant humidity hung in the lush jungle air of the island. we laughed and talked as the sun played peek-a-boo among our faces while taking a break from the exhausting hike up the powerful and seemingly unconquerable mountain. i lay back for a moment on my own to close my eyes and enjoy this peaceful yet lonely little world that the island seemed to envelope you in. the grass tickles my ears, the sound of the tide rushes in as a distant but fierce sounding bird calls out from just over the hill. i notice a ladybug resting in the hollow of my neck. her wings flap nervously as she flutters up, as if anticipating a deadly oncoming fate. i sigh and relieve her of this fear as she flits up and away. and i make a wish before she flies out of sight, reclosing my eyes before continuing our journey.

i wake just minutes later to find my companions gone. i jump up, my eyes darting all over the surrounding areas as i hear a rustle of leaves, and some close but jumbled sounds to my left. my fists clench and my heart races as i get ready for whatever makes its way out from the underbrush. i sigh with relief this time when the rustling turns out just to be my friends, coming back with armloads of tropical fruit and a canteen of cool, fresh water. joe hands me the canteen and i take a long refreshing gulp before passing it back. we decide to carry onward and upward after that delightful midday intermission.

after working our way up, we finally arrive at our destination about an hour later. the sweat runs free from our brows but at a time like this, we pay no attention to menial details like that. we fumble for our cameras and finally are able to capture the scenery, the detail, the beauty and simplicity of this place we have come to know so well. after a gratifying photo shoot atop the mountain, we exhale simultaneously and give each other a nod of affirmation that begins our journey back down. down, down, down we go, rushing the death of the day as the sun fades to none and we are soon left with a dark backlit canopy of stars; the constellations that tell the stories of our lives."

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