There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.
What are you doing? Alecto asked in surprise, stepping back. Laughing brightly, she dragged him towards the greenhouse, the shattered glass reflecting rainbows as brilliant as a million Kodak flashcub...
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whisper
() a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
I pull back, gasping for breath. Reeling. His breath is ragged, and I place my hands on his cheeks to steady him. Is this okay? I whisper. Are you okay?His reply is anguished. Honest. I love you.
The house, and all the objects in it, crackled with static electricity; undertows washed through it, the air was heavy with things that were known but not spoken. Like a hollow log, a drum, a church,...
A stream of primal voicesWhispering in the breeze of your heartTo urge you on.
I rest in ease, knowing there are others out there, whispering themselves to sleep, just like me.
In the wind that ruffles through the treesI can find thoughts of you whispering to me
All the whispering, glaring, pointing and judging makes them no better than whoever or whatever it is they're gossiping about.
To every whisper if you listen carefully, you will hear or fail to hear something.
[Mama's] voice was surprisingly calm and caring. As you can imagine, this worried the girl a great deal. She'd have preferred to hear them arguing. Whispering adults hardly inspired confidence.