There's a feeling in your eyes the shadows can't erase
The cool wind around us is breezing around us
Following my fingers through your hair
The engine is idling and girl this heat lightning is flashing
Pictures of you and burning them in my head"
I know this is a well-known song by a well-known singer, but his imagery and word choice strikes a chord in my heart that no music ever could. This verse paints a beautiful, complex picture of a simple, momentary instance - the whole point of descriptive literature. He takes an ordinary memory and vividly describes its detail with such perfection that it transitions to an extraordinary vision in your mind.
Unlike a picture, which gives you the exact image the photographer or painter wants to portray, imagery gives you the description, the supplies, to paint the picture that best applies to you and your life. It's not just art, but it's your art.
These few lines are a perfect example of the goal of descriptive literature. Sam Hunt gives worth to the ordinary - a talent everyone should strive to master. And I guess that's why I have fallen in love with literature. It's not just cool or pretty or interesting. Literature is what I want to be.
These few lines are a perfect example of the goal of descriptive literature. Sam Hunt gives worth to the ordinary - a talent everyone should strive to master. And I guess that's why I have fallen in love with literature. It's not just cool or pretty or interesting. Literature is what I want to be.
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