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I see three doors before me. The one to the left is blue, a beautiful lupis blue with ornate lacework in its center. Parisian-esque, it looks likes an entrance to adventure and inspires me with its sophistication. I imagine inside the rooms beyond that door exotic curios on shelves along the walls or tables heaped with charming little treasures. My muse’s curiosity is sparked! The middle door I see is that of a welcoming house. Beneath two large rectangles of decorative glass hangs a straw wreath adorned with festive flowers. A friendly-looking white lab sits in front of this door and on each side of it on the old-fashioned porch are two pots of pretty geraniums. I imagine beyond this door friends and family gathered around the kitchen table finishing Mom’s delicious apple pie and preparing to break open a pack of cards or sit beside their fireplace, playing charades or perhaps singing along to a guitar. The part of me that longs for warmth of family lingers at this door. The last door I spy much farther away and surrounded by trees is a light green door blending in with nature, unadorned and not as high as the first two doors. Were it a bit smaller and round, it could almost be the door to a hobbit’s cottage. A bower of vines spreads around it covering the brown bricks of the house, and a short cobblestone pathway leads upward to this simple but interesting door. I know that if I open it and wander in, solitude will surely greet me, a solitude so sweet that when I shut the door behind me, I’ll leave behind the stresses of my life. I will have entered another world where I can rest and meditate. . . perchance to write. I look back at the first door, imagining the thrill of discovery. Its charming blue entices me. Then I return my gaze to the second door from which warmth and empathy exude. I redirect my gaze to the third door. . . Which do I want more? New experiences? Intimacy? Peacefulness? Creative inspiration could reside behind all three. Which one do I choose? Which one would YOU choose? March 28, 2017 for the Doors Contest of Anthony Biaanco
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