LIFE
© 2000 ~ Carol A. Harstad
Feet dangling over the edge of the almost forgotten pier.
Minnows tickle your feet as they swim by in the crystal clear blue water.
The day is so still that the greenery reflects in the plate-glass window in front of you.
The birds are singing in mother nature's harmonic choir.
You close your eyes and you are the only person on earth and nothing can harm you...
Then you open your eyes...
The minnows are gone,
the beautiful songs have faded,
the reflections have gone to sleep...
The sky has turned the darkest grey-black you've ever seen.
Suddenly,
the lightening strikes
and before you pull your feet from the water,
the rain stings your skin like bees attacking...
Just as you begin to run to the house,
the rain stops...
The choir begins its song,
the minnows beg you to rejoin them,
and even the reflections have awakened to the beautiful music...
Nothing but LIFE could be so unpredictable...
