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Egg . ©1998 . Nikki Fay All rights reserved |
Big Fish and Fairy Tales |
I've known you all my life Rumpelstiltzkin too, (so what)? I've read the proverbs, tales, miracles: Death to life, masses of manna, son sacrifices, straw into gold, (Why not?), calmed seas. And there is still all this wine and I want water. Villagers, messengers, prophets seek your name, want to watch you dance 'round the flames, sing the agenda of tomorrow; which child you'll take. I sit on the shore, listen to the conch simulate the ocean, swear it is the echo of Jonah screaming to be free. |
If my son returns I will name him Jonah, ask what he learned from the Big Fish, read him Rumpelstiltzkin and I will no longer be torn in two. ©2000 Peggy Putnam Owen |
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