Monday, March 15, 2010

In the Shadow of Mordor

In the shadow of Mordor, there is a wall between two houses.  In the middle of the wall is a door.  For a time it has been shut and barred against the cold.  Frozen in winter chill.  Admitting no one.

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But the time is changing. 

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A river of blue runs through the clouds.  The faint green smell of growing things hangs in the morning mist like a dream before waking. The earth heaves with the rhythms of temperature and light..

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And life.

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Hush! Can you hear?  The turn of brass, the sigh of hinge.  Could it be the door opens...

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hesitantly, ever so slightly?

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Could it be Spring lies just beyond?