It was more than wisdom
The man possessed.
You enter his space
His presence greets you
Even before he enters the room.
There is a hushed silence
Whispers go round
Expectations and past tales
Of prophecy and revelation.
A crude drum beats,
The room is hushed
The bearded man enters and we stare
In wonder that this is the one
The man we have travelled so far to see
Looking like any other person off the street.
But it’s his eyes that draw us in.
He sits and looks down on us
Then smiles shyly
And looks at me.
His head tilts slightly to one side as he begins
Regaling me with my life.
I am embarrassed
As it’s been one of constant impurity
Lust and desire.
‘The road to love,’ he says ‘is tricky
You have encountered so many obstacles,
Things that got in the way
Leaving you floundering in loneliness.
Have faith you know there is one
Whose path is as rocky as yours
But whose heart beats in time with you.
Patience is more than a virtue
It can and will drive you mad
But worth the effort
As is the one your heart goes out to.’
He smiled at me
My heart swelled,
I wanted to flee that place
Relate my experience.
For the first time in so long
I felt hope.
Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/photo-prompt-99-february-9-2016/
Morpethroad 
He has a powerful presence, and the power of prophecy.
“I find his eyes hypnotic; there is something mystical and magical about this man,” she said, nodding with the presented evaluation of him.
I used to be envious of older people and their wisdom. How I wished I had some thirty years ago. But I’m hoping some comes my way soon, he says wistfully.
You have wise friends to draw upon. “Until you build up your own store,” she smiled.
A shaman perhaps. Your descriptions are exactly as I would feel in that situation!
Thank you so much glad my words resonated with you.
You’re welcome!
Love it! “For the first time in a long time. I felt hope.”
Hi Joy, thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great day.
You have a great day too!
this is such a wonderful response to the prompt – you’ve created an ambiance and atmosphere – revealing just enough with precision – the sense of anticipation dancing in the air – electrical.
and somehow, this resonates with me – on a very very personal level – although I can’t think of any moments in my own life when something like this described encounter have ever come to pass – similar and thematically different – but not quite this.
Very amazing Michael 🙂 thanks for sharing your response to the photo challenge
Cheers ~ Pat
Thank you Pat for the great image to write too.