“Make of it a parka
For your soul.”
Alice Walker, from Before you knew you owned it
I kept seeing the kid in the parka at random times and in random places about the city but it was only when I went on a trip out of town and there was the kid standing on the train station platform opposite where I was awaiting my train home. I say a kid, but in truth I never really saw his face – lost in the halo of the fur around the hood. Was it even a he or a kid and not an old man – I just had an impression from the general build and demeanour. It was that time at the station that I knew the manifestation was mine alone – a spirit guide, if you will.
There was a comfort then, in the vision, it salved my soul which let’s face it, in these end times needed salving…
© Andrew Wilson, 2024
Over at dVerse Poets Pub, msjadeli in Prosery invites us to respond to the line from Alice Walker (at top) in 144 words…
Andrew, I love the story and I can see the spirit guide from here. Like this description:
“the halo of the fur around the hood” which suggests what to come in the story
Fyi, the actual line of the poem is supposed to be used within the story, not just inspiring it.
Ok, I thought being the title counted but I should have realised…
The story is wonderful as the appariation only seen by you.
The human mind is a wonderful thing (when used right) and capable of such hints from the unconscious…
I believe a spirit, maybe more than one …. guides me. You brought the vision to life, Andrew.
Thanks, Helen – I think I was channelling a little Carlos Casteneda…