Ode To a Storyteller

ODE TO A STORYTELLER A wise fool once confessed in candour naïve When asked the question “what are you doing there?” With insight deep the reply brooked no disbelief. His words: “Everyone’s got to be somewhere” Though we seem to exist in one universal space A cosmic frame of laws inviolate, natural There are yet other worlds that we embrace In spirit, live in habitats no less actual Each treading our own stage with synergic cast Playing one or many parts in a day or life Curiosity a hunger for the story - our repast Unwilling to abstain despite risk and strife But this is not the sole domain we enter There are those that we perceive by invitation Tales told by great magicians, world inventors Entice us to their bewitching innovations These the authors, storytellers extraordinaire Enrich our lives taking us to places new With yarn spun of the exotic and the rare Or known scenes woven in a different hue For a time we may transcend our normal bounds Immersed in foreign fields, unknown panorama We’re given transforming experience profound Beyond the concerns and trials of daily drama Dear Kristen the grace of your creative conception Has shown me a sphere of which my knowledge was slight Exciting with your imagery, sharp wit and perception In another world, gave me sojourn, fascination, delight