Show
and Tell, Believe it or Not
I
am running out of photos to show you,
my
friends. It has been awhile since I’ve
traveled
to exotic places capturing on
film
or digitally anything unusual or new.
Each
day my vocabulary seems to dwindle,
slipping
farther and farther away. There are
limitations
to words I can choose to say.
Had
I a switch in my brain, I may flip it to
translations
from the Swedish, or some com-
plicated
ancient dialect from the Armenian
or
Chinese. Something new, an obtuse angle
from
the antiquated old I could bring linguis-
tically
to the table of what I’d have to say. We
all
appreciate something polished to shine in
the
eye of our minds. A revelation perhaps, I’d
share,
should I be willing and able to fashion
or
fabricate a thing completely new, a refreshing
view
I would bring to you for intense pondering
and
scrutiny. Squirrels have quietly and effectively
taken
over the world. All the walnuts and acorns
have
been gathered and securely stored away in
hidden
places. Don’t believe me? Well step out
into
your backyard, look out the kitchen window
and
see for yourself. If there is snow, how on
Earth
would you know what is buried below?
Things
change, what else is there for me to say?
I
could take a picture to share with you. Could be
photo-shopped,
who could say anyway? Sound
crazy
or implausible? Well, dear reader, I can
assure
you, I happen to be the only hazelnut in
the
bunch those scheming squirrels allowed to
escape.
Now you know; never say that I didn’t
tell
you so.
Chris
Hanch 11-23-18
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