a little prose

(The book is James Joyce’s Ulysses, if you can’t the title. Was trying to recreate Marilyn Monroe’s famous image, in my own way)

This was the first site copy I ever wrote as Elise Jensen, and I still think it gives you a glimpse into who I am, even now. I hope it transports you closer to me, however far away you are tonight.

My idea of utopia is a perfectly hot bath, smelling of both lavender and roses. A touch that feeds you and makes you desirous of more. A kiss that excites you, deep in your bones.

A book that takes you to another world. A perfect cup of green tea, fragrant and sweet. A vacation that makes you think differently about the world around you, and fills you with a new hope for humankind. Kindness.

A conversation that takes you to new depths of understanding, that feeds your brain in a way that feels nourishing. Listening without thinking more about what you are going to say next; truly attempting to hear the person next to you. Connection, if only for a moment. Touch.

A babbling brook in the black forest, wandering under the bridge above the river and feeling the cool water on my toes, the smoothness of the stones under my feet. Walking through the trees in Golden Gate Park at dusk, the shadows falling in a way which reminds me of something comforting and foreign at the same time.

A perfect sunset at dusk across a beautiful ocean, paled and shining with white light.

I hope to hear from you soon.

-Elise