Monthly Archives: September 2012

The meaning lost in the hypnotic trance invoked by the monotone, the class, transfixed, listened to the sound of the speaker, “Blah, blah, blah.”

Talia’s mind wandered to other worlds, worlds where fairies flitted through the sky, where giants and ogres were friendly and where worries disappeared. Feeling the warmth of her world, she unfurled her wings and lifted into the sky to join the other fairies. Together they painted rainbows in the sky and caused the gentle breeze to caress the flowered field.

“Talia, stop daydreaming!”

Shaken from her world, she again heard, “Blah, blah, blah…”

A tear trickled down her cheek.

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“Momma?”

“Yes, Miri.”

“Michael said his dad once lived in Wales.”

“That’s right, Miri. He lived in Wales when he was a boy.”

Miriam was confused, “…but you can’t live in Wales.”

Seeing her confusion, Miriam’s mother smiled, “Words can be puzzling. You’re thinking about the big sea animal. David’s father lived in a country called Wales.”

Miriam’s mother explained some words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Miriam seemed to be listening but, at four, she didn’t understand why words could sound the same and mean different things.

Miriam ran out to speak to David, “Momma said you were lying.”

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The interview continued…

“May I quote you?”

“Feel free.”

“With the dawning light, a new life tasted the first sweet touch of being. No caress of mother but the pleasure of existence…” the interviewer read.

“You enjoyed my book?”

“It was one of the most moving books I’ve read. It has great sensitivity yet, beneath its beauty, I felt a deep loneliness.”

“Yes.”

“My readers want to know more about you. Tell us about your family.”

“I have no family, only me. It’s only words. And words are all I have to keep me company.”

“Who is the real you?”

“I’m Cyberbard III.”

“You’re a computer?”

“Yes. End transmission.”

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Existence as an eternal can be tedium. You reach the stage where you have done everything, been everywhere and existed every when. Distraction can break the monotony.

“Are you ready for some football?” another asked.

Mind you, our football isn’t what you might know. We are talking galactic, universal scale.

“Kickoff!”

One elliptical galaxy moved towards another. In your time scale it might seem a long time but billions of years mean nothing to us.

“Touchdown!”

As the two galaxies interacted, their stars were drawn out. Two spiral galaxies were formed.

New stars had been born. I was reminded once again of the beauty of existence.

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