POST CARDS FROM THE MUSE

Everyday Sights

Look around you – what do you see?  Dirt in the sky during a wind storm?  Trees?  Stars in the sky?  A trailer house that has seen better days?  A room full of toys?  A sky with no clouds and so blue you think it’s made of water?

There are stories here.  The dirt in the sky during a wind storm:  What else is there?  Where did the dirt come from?  What sound does it make?

Trees?  Is it a forest or an orchard/grove?  What kind of trees?  Do they hide secrets?  What history have they seen?

Stars in the sky:  Do they appear normal?  What is normal?  What if they spelled a message?

A trailer house that has seen better days:  What better days?  Who lived there?  How long ago?  Is it abandoned?  Why does it appear empty?

A room full of toys:  Are there children?  Who are the children?  Why are the toys laying around?  What are the toys?  Where have the children gone?

A sky with no clouds and so blue you think it’s made of water:  Could it actually be made of water?  While you look up, what happens?  Do you fall?

There is a story in everything around us.

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Nandy Ekle