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Somewhere Between Green, Sound, and Life | A Spring Afternoon That Breathes It’s afternoon… But not the kind that drags with tired footsteps. This is a bright, fresh, living afternoon. A gentle spring breeze weaves its way through the trees, rustling newborn leaves that shimmer like emerald whispers. These trees — clothed in fresh green

It’s afternoon… But not the kind that drags with tired footsteps. This is a bright, fresh, living afternoon. A gentle spring breeze weaves its way through the trees,

By Deniz Published 5 months ago 3 min read
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Somewhere Between Green, Sound, and Life | A Spring Afternoon That Breathes

It’s afternoon…

But not the kind that drags with tired footsteps.

This is a bright, fresh, living afternoon.

A gentle spring breeze weaves its way through the trees,

rustling newborn leaves that shimmer like emerald whispers.

These trees — clothed in fresh green

It’s afternoon…

But not the kind that drags with tired footsteps.

This is a bright, fresh, living afternoon. A gentle spring breeze weaves its way through the trees,

rustling newborn leaves that shimmer like emerald whispers.

These trees — clothed in fresh green — smell like life itself,

greeting the earth anew with every soft sway.

And then, there’s that sound…

Not voices.

Not music.

The pure, clear rush of a mountain stream,

dancing between stones, bubbling joyfully over tiny waterfalls,

a rhythm so alive it makes your chest tighten —

not from sadness,

but from wonder.

From the thrill of simply being.

Here, in the heart of this spring moment,

the world wears a different color:

Green like hope.

Blue like peace.

And white like the sunlight filtering through the canopy,

warming your skin like a whispered promise:

“I’m still here.”

Dip your feet in the water.

Let the flow carry your tiredness away.

Don’t just listen with your ears — listen with your soul.

Hear what nature is quietly saying:

"Nothing lasts forever — not pain,

not fatigue,

not even sorrow.

Everything flows, just like this river."

And there — in the silence between the stream’s melody

and the songs of distant birds —

your heart suddenly softens.

Not because you figured anything out,

but because, in that moment,

you no longer need to.

You just need to be

—in the green,

in the sound,

in this late afternoon light

that falls like a warm balm over your spirit.

Even the sky seems calmer.

The clouds move slowly, lightly,

and there’s something glowing in your eyes you haven’t seen in years:

The joy of being alive.

Not the glittering kind of life.

But the quiet kind —

the one that trickles between rocks,

hums in the trees,

and smiles softly with no reason at all.

And in this afternoon,

this spring day,

this sweet surrender to nothing but now,

there is a hope.

A real one.

Not made of words,

but of presence.

Of being here.

Of breathing in this moment,

where even a small stream reminds you:

This is enough.

You are enough.

And life — in all its quiet ways — is still beautiful.Somewhere Between Green, Sound, and Life | A Spring Afternoon That Breathes

It’s afternoon…

But not the kind that drags with tired footsteps.

This is a bright, fresh, living afternoon.

A gentle spring breeze weaves its way through the trees,

rustling newborn leaves that shimmer like emerald whispers.

These trees — clothed in fresh green And there — in the silence between the stream’s melody

and the songs of distant birds —

your heart suddenly softens.

Not because you figured anything out,

but because, in that moment,

you no longer need to.

You just need to be

—in the green,

in the sound,

in this late afternoon light

that falls like a warm balm over your spirit.

Even the sky seems calmer.

The clouds move slowly, lightly,

and there’s something glowing in your eyes you haven’t seen in years:

The joy of being alive.

Not the glittering kind of life.

But the quiet kind —

the one that trickles between rocks,

hums in the trees,

and smiles softly with no reason at all.

And in this afternoon,

this spring day,

this sweet surrender to nothing but now,

there is a hope.

A real one.

Not made of words,

but of presence.

Of being here.

Of breathing in this moment,

where even a small stream reminds you:

This is enough.

You are enough.

And life — in all its quiet ways — is still beautiful.

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About the Creator

Deniz

Few sights in nature can rival the beauty of butterflies — delicate wings painted in dazzling colors, dancing effortlessly in the air. Yet behind their fragile appearance lies an extraordinary story of transformation, survival, and purpose.

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