Magic

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Magic

1.
As I climbed into the back seat of my grandmother's 1963 chevy, she whispered, "The munchkins live in the fields among the lettuce, tomatoes and corn. Keep an eye out for them." I pressed my face against the window as she drove past field after field trying to spy just one munchkin. I was always disappointed as the car turned into the driveway signaling the end of the ride.

Twenty-five years later on my wedding day as the rays of the sun begin to reach over the storm clouds, I look out the window and hear my grandmother's voice, "Don't worry, they've sprinkled gold dust on the path, the sun will come out and your future is bright."

2.
As I climbed into the back seat
of my grandmother's 1963 chevy, she whispered,
"The munchkins live in the fields
among the lettuce, tomatoes and corn.
Keep an eye out for them."
I pressed my face against the window
as she drove past field after field
trying to spy just one munchkin.
I was always disappointed as the car turned
into the driveway signaling the end of the ride.

Twenty-five years later on my wedding day
as the rays of the sun
begin to reach over the storm clouds,
I look out the window and hear my grandmother's voice,
"Don't worry, they've sprinkled gold dust on the path,
the sun will come out and your future is bright."

C.M. Jackson

Posted over on her site States of Mind
Listed as #96 over on Magpie Tales 51
1. Her poetic prose
2. Line breaks by Glenn Buttkus