POST CARDS FROM THE MUSE
Deliberate Randomness
By Nandy Ekle
The clouds lazily crawl across the sky. They look like big old cotton balls and you feel comfortable watching them while the white globs of fluff change and begin to take on shapes. The longer you stare, the more recognizable the shapes are. The shapes morph and become other shapes.
Later you’re sitting in the office waiting for your appointment. Looking down at the tile floor, you notice the flecks of color in the squares. They seem to be random, but after a minute or two, they begin to look like objects or people. You think you see a strange story in the floor.
Then you gaze across the room at the bookcase and notice the grain of wood. The swirls and peaks catch your attention and pretty soon you have another vision of something vaguely familiar.
Randomness is a hard concept to follow. There are patterns all over the place, especially where we least expect them.
Keep your eyes open to the most random spots in your world and see if a picture doesn’t arrange itself for you.
Congratulations. You have just received a post card from the muse.
Wordsmith Six 