The Sound of Water ● POEM

There’s something about it

The sound of water

Waves rolling

Fountains dancing

Boats dipping 

Ripples moving

Something that warms 

That feels like home

And never fails 

To make me smile

☼

©Christina de Vries

 

The Lovely Quiet

Sometimes when I write, I really like to sit somewhere that I’m surrounded by other people. I get super inspired by all the faces, the conversations, the sounds and the music. But when I’m as tired as I’ve been the last few days, I crave less interaction and more quiet. But if I completely isolate myself in my apartment for too long, then that’ll make me go a bit crazy.

So today I got dressed for snow and winter, and took Mork for a long walk. We followed the trail for a while, but then we just walked into the deep snow and worked our way through it for about an hour. After a while I found a big rock where Mork and I sat down and we just listened. That lovely quiet was so beautiful that I almost started to cry. All I could hear was my own and Mork’s breath, the slight breeze and the rustling of trees. No voices and no noise. It was just quiet.

I could feel the pieces that’ve been a little out of place lately, slowly finding their way back to each other. My mind and my body felt so at ease while we sat there and just enjoyed the lovely quiet.

It was perfect, and I had no idea I needed it as badly as I did!

 

I’ve been waiting 8 years for this!

About eight years ago I laid my eyes on a very talented man. His voice had this magical way of waking up emotions in me and I knew that his voice had somewhat changed my life.

And the rest is history!

Well.. Sort of..

After that day there’s been countless hours of listening. There’s been a trip to London, just to see him. And there’s been a lot of waiting.

I’m talking about my love for Jason Mraz and his wonderful music. His music has been such a big part of my life for the last eight years. I’ve laughed, cried and wondered with his voice being a present in the background. I’ve waiting and hoping for one of his tours to bring him back to Norway so that I could see another one of his concerts. It took long enough, that’s for sure. So long that I had to jump on a plane to London a few years back, so that I wouldn’t miss out on his Yes! Tour with Raining Jane. It was so worth the trip by the way!

But my wish came true. A little while ago a Scandinavian tour was announced and I knew that I had to be there!

So Kirsti, her boyfriend and I got tickets and made a night out of it! Sunday came and we got dressed up and went for a few beers and laughs before the concert.

And then it was time!

We got good seats and when the room darkened, Jason got on stage and the music began, I was lost in emotions! He started off with a new song (that annoyingly enough hasn’t come out yet, and now I can’t get it out of my head) and it was so beautiful! There was a wonderful atmosphere in the room, and even though there were some songs that I missed hearing, it was still a night of musical magic! I laughed, I cried and walked out of there with a big smile on my face and my heart filled with love!

What a wonderful night! I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to experience yet another amazing concert with one of my all time favorite artists, and that I got to share it with wonderful people! ❤

It was well worth the wait, but I really do hope we don’t have to wait as long for his next performance in Oslo 🙂