Today’s prompt is “wire.”
It’s interesting how many wire thoughts can run through my brain between the time I read the prompt and the time I start writing. Brains are sometimes said to be “hard wired” for certain things. Maybe like, survival. But we don’t hear much about being soft wired for things, which is more often the case. I believe we can override much, ? some, a lot of the wiring in our brains.
I’m wired to be an introvert, but I can override this to a point. Then, I have to have alone time. I like alone time. I might not mind being quarantined, but I don’t want to be sick. I wasn’t going to write about the virus, but it snuck in here, like trash in the stream of consciousness. Damn news. But we need to know some things. I feel sorry for extroverts who get quarantined. I read about some people in Italy singing, but I’m saving that for Good News Tuesday.
Speaking of GNT, I just wrote about… no wait, that was Thursday Tree Love! In TTL (Thursday 🙂 ) I wrote about trees coexisting with electrical wires in the city and the grotesque, well I actually wrote unnatural, forms the electric company cuts the trees into for the electrical wires to have the right of way. Notice I don’t write “power lines,” because when we lose electricity, we still have power. I made a meme about that. Let me see if I can find it.
This is not the one. It’s just a photo with wires. I bet I have a lot of those.
Okay, I’m still going back for the meme in my computer files…. Here it is:
And then there are the birds on a wire that I wrote about in the post about letting go of my parents’ house. When we were loading the last boxes on the day the house sold, there were four birds on the wire in front of the house. They represented my four family members in heaven (Mom, Dad, and my two sisters.) Each one flew away, one at a time, and the last one (my father bird) lingered. It was a powerful experience telling me it was okay to let go, to move along in my own journey, that their spirits were alive and well. Oh, yeah, and we were staying at their house when our house was being re-wired.
Here’s that post in case you missed it.
Finally, I keep thinking about a line from a song that goes, “I hear you singing in the wire.” It was a really pretty old song by Glen Campbell. “Wichita Lineman.” I’m not normally a country music fan, but this song seemed to cross over into 70s soft rock. It always moved me. Maybe it’s because of the message of hope and perseverance, a love that lives on, and the soothing music.
Stay well, everybody! Take good care of yourself. Keep calm and wash your hands.
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March 14, 2020 at 9:07 am
Nicely done, JoAnna. I remember those other wire posts, and the electricity / power point that you made – excellent.
March 14, 2020 at 2:59 pm
Thank you, Dan. I appreciate your support of my little movement. 🙂
March 14, 2020 at 9:24 am
From one introvert to another: I hear you.I could easily deal with short term quarantine and I treasure my alone time. I really like that quote about electricity and power (especially since we live in an area with frequent outages).
March 14, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Thank you for understanding and support of my electricity statement. My neighborhood is a low priority when the electricity goes out. I often think about how people lived so long without electricity.
March 14, 2020 at 11:00 am
Lovely post and thank you so much for bringing that song into my morning. *singing* “Searching in the sun for another overload. I hear you singing in the wires.” (Cue goosebumps)
March 14, 2020 at 3:15 pm
I IS a goosebumps song! and a pleasure to share. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
March 14, 2020 at 2:25 pm
Stay well, too, JoAnna. Beautiful song choice by Glen Campbell. Lots of nostalgia.
I’m concerned about my extroverted son, an independent contractor, who would have a difficult time being quarantined. His brother, who works with an electronic games firm, will begin working from home on Monday over the next two weeks, or until further notice. I’m accustomed to working from home, but must now curtail my weekly meetings with our writers’ workshop group.
March 14, 2020 at 3:34 pm
I’m saying a prayer for your son and for all of us that we might all somehow come out better than we were.
March 14, 2020 at 2:43 pm
Lots of good thoughts about wires. I know wires have to go from place to place, but I feel sorry for the trees that get chopped up. They do save the tree, but with big gaps or something just doesn’t look right.
Love the song! I’m not sure what he was meaning about singing in the wires, but for me, I love hearing the wind blow through the wires, as it makes a haunting whistling sound. 🙂
March 14, 2020 at 3:37 pm
I was wondering about that singing, too and hoped someone would comment on it, so thank you! Maybe it does have something to do with the wind singing. A good song appeals to our senses but is also open to interpretation. This one has a beautiful haunting feeling for me.
March 14, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Glen Campbell had some good songs over the years, and this was one of my favorites.
March 14, 2020 at 9:05 pm
He did have a lot of good songs. They’re starting to come back to me, like, “Try a Little Kindness,” and “True Grit.”
March 15, 2020 at 10:39 am
🙂
March 15, 2020 at 12:00 am
Great job with the prompt, JoAnna! Staying in won’t be a problem for me. I think the real challenge will be how to deal with my extrovert daughter being trapped in the house with me. 😳
March 15, 2020 at 2:09 pm
Thanks, Laura. I hope it will be a good experience with your daughter in the long run.
March 15, 2020 at 6:58 am
Each time I watch pigeons on the telephone wire outside my window I will think of you 🙂
March 15, 2020 at 2:09 pm
Aw. That’s very kind and heartwarming. Thank you, Derrick. 🙂