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Insect

Insect. On my blue lined writing pad a tiny insect walks, it appears lost and hesitates before crossing a line, lost in this vast wilderness of the unwritten. I try to blow it off the paper, but somehow glues itself to the paper and will not budge. I cannot touch it tiny as it is I will surely squash it. Nothing I can do for now, leave it to its own devise, go watch TV. When I returned it has gone, a sheet of paper with nothing written on is a lonely place and has no story to tell.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 6/27/2012 6:43:00 AM
Jan, I agree completely with Ilene on this one. I love 'hesitates before crossing a line.' I thought you were going to write that the insect crept onto the TV screen. Both can be lonely places. Give that bug some word mountains to climb. love, Kathy p.s. Marcia has closed the Writing Forum. She's become ill.
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 6/27/2012 6:53:00 AM
thank you kathy... sad about Marcia
Date: 6/27/2012 4:50:00 AM
wonderful! i love everything about this - the tiny lost insect and the sheet of paper - so vivid and perfect.
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 6/27/2012 5:11:00 AM
thank you iLene

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