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Evasion silencieuse .

Silent Escape

A light breath of wind refreshes his skin,
and the sun slowly fades away.

His gaze wanders through a violet-pink sky,
where faded clouds drift along.

Offering himself to the slow magic of the day,
the shades glide in harmony.

Silence lays a veil upon the shapes of the world,
evaporating in soft rising vapour.

He whirls, lost among immaterial beauties,
given to the immensity of space.

He lets himself be carried, his thoughts diluted in the clouds,
breathing in the sweetness of escape.

Then he drifts, guided by the mingled light of colours,
feeling weightless in the absence of sound.

It is not a dream nor an illusion,
but the quiet force of the reader who forgets himself.

To escape for a few moments…
into mute abysses where the sky glows and remembers.

— Joël Charvillat
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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